Liana Brooks – Page 20 – A Universe Of Possibility

Dragons And Stabbings

About a year ago I picked embroidery as a necessary requirement for turning my kids’ jeans into non-fraying shorts without fiddling with my sewing machine. The first attempts were based on a two minute tutorial on how to sew flowers. Much to my surprise (especially since I used some thread…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING: Politics and Writing

This post has content warnings for: ableism, abortion, miscarriage, chronic pain, police brutality, eugenics, and body parts. . . . Let me start this post by saying my entire life is the topic of political debate. I was born with a genetic mutation that negatively impacts my health by making…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING – Why Authors Don’t Publish Every Book They Write

A dear friend and reader messaged me over the weekend to ask where Book 4 of the Heroes & Villains series was. And, Dear Reader, I had to honestly tell her I never published Maria’s book. So let me take you behind the curtain in the Emerald City to get…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISH: What is the right age to get published?

Over the weekend someone shared their fears that they were “too old to publish” on Twitter and, of course, everyone has an opinion. The idea that everything must be accomplished by a certain age is pushed by ageism and misogyny. This is exceptionally prominent in American culture and for American…