Liana Brooks – Page 7

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It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledge That All The Great Novels Have Subplots – repost

Originally Posted 1/17/13 Forgive my abuse of beautiful Jane Austen quote, but it is the truth. Every bestseller out there that I’ve read (which does exclude a few with sparkling undead and men named Grey) have subplots. Think Dresden, LOTR, Price of the Stars, Lost Fleet, or any of the…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Wildlife and Flowers

An entire post of animals and plants in the Pacific Northwest? You betchya! Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the sting bugs.

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Beluga Point, Alaska

About 15 miles south of Anchorage there’s a pull out off the Seward Highway where you can mark next to some uninspiring rocks. At first glance it looks like a great place for train spotting (please stay off the tracks!) and not much else. The secret to the rocks is…

What Do You Do With Rejection Letters – repost

Originally Posted On 6/10/14 ETA – I originally wrote this and published it while I was still a very young author. Additions are in bold. Liana,I sent my first story out in February and now I have my first rejection. What am I supposed to do with it?– Rejected and…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Hatcher’s Pass, Alaska

North of Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla is a pass through the Talkeetna Mountains named after prospector Robert Hatcher. During late spring and early summer this is a gorgeous place to visit and see the true grandeur of the Alaskan mountains. Majestic mountains. Glacier-carved valleys. Homemade ice cream at the little…

Top Ten Allowable Reasons To Interrupt Mom While She’s Working (2.5)

Back in 2011 Corina Lawson published the original list of reasons children could reasonably interrupt a writing mother (or father). I love that list. It’s cute, and funny, and spot on. Nothing short a full zombie apocalypse should interrupt an author on a deadline. However, some of the jokes were…

Where Mother Gothel Went Wrong – repost

The Disney movie TANGLED came out in 2010 and at this point I feel it’s fair to say Mother Gothel is the most worst villain ever added to the villain pantheon. Not the bumblingest or the silliest or even the least frightening, just the villain with the least sense of…

Best of the Pacific Northwest: Seward, Alaska

Seward, Alaska, is a beautiful place to go whale watching.

Best of the Pacific Northwest: Moose

The first time you see a moose it’s a little surreal. They look weird. Huge, rounded bodies with giant heads and spindly little legs that don’t look like they can support the bulk. In pictures they look odd. In person you see how tall they are and you realize you…

How To Make It Rain – repost

I have a No-Fail way to make it rain, even in the sunny south. This technique has been tried in every state from Florida to drought-ridden central Texas. It always works. I’m trusting you to not use these powers for evil. You will need: – a load of freshly washed…