Liana Brooks – Page 26 – A Universe Of Possibility

Trying Something New

Tomorrow I’m doing something new. I’m taking a script writing class. It’s a brand new creative ocean to go swimming in, and I feel like a very tiny guppy who isn’t going to be able to complete with the lovely fish in California who have years of experience talking about…

WRITER CRAFT WEDNESDAY – What To Do When You’re Stuck

Let’s practice a little visualization… You sit down in front of your computer today with 6,000 words written and the plan to write Chapter 3. You have your notes and your outlines. This is the perfect time of your writing day, and everything is how you need it to be…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING – How To Write A Query Letter (the updated version)

QUERY(n) – the letter a hopeful author sends to an agent or editor with the express wish of getting the manuscript off their desk and onto someone else’s publication schedule. The query is an essential part of the publication process even for Indie Authors, it’s also one of the more misunderstood…

Writing Is Hard

Writing is hard. Publishing is harder. There’s a bell curve. The weakest get weeded out early on. They talk about wanting to write, and the book they’ve always imagined, but never actually sit down to write. On the top end you lose the truly gifted. The delicate orchids of writer-dom…