Liana Brooks – Page 46 – A Universe Of Possibility

What’s happening now?

Publishing is on of those industries where it looks like nothing is happening until a book hits the market on release day. Secretly, everyone here knows that behind the scenes everything is pure chaos, angst, worry, hard work, and possibly a little bit of magic. It takes a lot to…

Queries: what they are, how to write them, and what to expect

The query letter… Dreaded. Hated. Feared. Reviled. The query letter is a necessary requirement for getting your story in front of literary agents and editors. More importantly, the query letter is what sells your books to readers. Yup, that’s right, even indie authors write query letters. Grab the nearest fiction…

Painting Sunsets and Other Changes

Let’s pretend for a minute that I was a painter instead of an author, and that this painting of swirls and leaves was my first book. This is the painting I went into the world with. This is the painting I found an art dealer with. This is the…

A Quick Check-In

Hello, lovelies! Winter break is officially over and that means you’re probably expecting some blog posts. Let’s be honest, so was I! But, in the grand tradition of school kids everywhere, my youngest started the second semester with a fever that kept her home. That in turn meant I just…