Liana Brooks – Page 9

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WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: Taking Risks and Pushing Boundaries (guest post)

I’m going to start by saying, despite what I’m about to write in this blog post, maybe taking risks and pushing boundaries is not something a responsible person would do in the face of our current global situation. Or maybe, it’s better to say, feel free to take risks and…

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM… imagine your OTP!

To celebrate CHANGE OF MOMENTUM being out I thought it would be fun to do answer some OTP (one true pair) questions about everyone’s favorite couple in the Malik System. Eats the last slice of pizza and is playfully ignored by the other until they apologize? — If either of…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: After You Debut

There are many blog posts and articles on GETTING published and far less information on WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE PUBLISHED. To help balance this out I’m going to focus the next few weeks on what happens AFTER you get published. Why start here and not with “how to get…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: Demystifying Life As A Published Author (with side notes about pirates)

AUTHORS – THE MYTH Let’s start here. Let’s start with what people outside publishing believe because it’s what they see in books and movies. In the movies authors are generally beautiful. They live in brownstones or airy apartments, or maybe in a cabin with a view of the lake and…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: How To Write Yourself An Editing Letter

Editing Letters… they are often the most beautiful and intimidating part of working with an editor. An editing letter exposes the soul of your book. It looks at all the weak points, highlights the flaws, and flails your ego with all the things that went terribly wrong. A good editing…

Pre-Order Swag Is Here!

CHANGE OF MOMENTUM is coming out in little under a month and to prepare for it I have swag! If you send me proof of pre-order you’ll not only get a digital copy of the first three chapters of CHANGE OF MOMENTUM so you can start reading early, you’ll also…

LADY OF THE LAKE novella available to read now!

As most of you are already aware my urban fantasy, LADY OF THE LAKE, is running on Patreon. Originally the first four chapters were free. Today I made the whole first section free so people could have something fun while they’re dealing with all the other stress in the world….

Crows…

Several weeks ago I reached about to my friend, J.C. Nelson, whose children are slightly older than my own as I looked for advice on what to do with my teenager who is struggling to decide what to do after high school. J.C. sent a beautiful insight about crows, and…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: The Essential Editing Checklist

Congratulations on having a finished draft of your manuscript. The next step is editing the manuscript to the best of your abilities before you hand it off to a crit partner or editor. This is the essential checklist to get you started. Search for an unpack the following words: Thinks, Knows,…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY: How Do I Start Editing My Book?

No matter where you are in your editing career you need to know how to edit yourself. For the month of March the Writer Craft Wednesday posts will all be centered on how to edit your own work. Keep in mind that these are guidelines that have worked for me,…