TweetAfter five long years of research, driving to Orange County to attend three trials, and writing an incredibly long manuscript from which I had to cut 35,000 words, my sixth book, DEAD RECKONING, is finally on bookstore shelves. How sweet it is. I started the book, originally titled, UNDESERVED, in early 2005 when I was [CONTINUE READING]
TweetThank you for having me at The Book Faery. I’m very happy to be here. It’s hard for me to believe, but I have been happily published for twenty years now. My first book came out in 1990 and now I’m thrilled my twenty-first book, An Earl to Enchant, the third book in the Rogues’ [CONTINUE READING]
TweetDo you dread going to work because of your boss? Quitting is not always an option and feeling like a victim of a bad boss only robs you of productivity, job satisfaction, and power. Career strategist and workplace expert Tony Deblauwe has spent years coaching weary employees how to be more effective with difficult bosses, [CONTINUE READING]
TweetLet’s say I’m the editor of a weekly supermarket tabloid that focuses on celebrities. I’m writing an article on a certain celebrity couple’s relationship that’s been all over the news lately and I need quotes from a relationship expert. And…I’m on a deadline. The few relationship experts I have in my rolodex are either out [CONTINUE READING]
TweetGot a special treat with for you. Tracy Falbe of Falbe Publishing and author of The Rys Chronicles has stopped by The Book Faery Reviews. I am often asked to find out how aspiring authors can get started in the book field or just want me to find out more about what it is like [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet (April 17, 2009 ) Hollywood, FL – Smart Poodle Publishing, publisher of The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica, is pleased to announce its national children’s travel writing and art contest. Children from Kindergarten through 5th Grade are invited to submit original stories and artwork to the “I Love Costa Rica’s Rain [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet You have written this great story. What do you do with it now? You are now charged with finding a market that will accept your work. As a writer, you need some idea of a genre for your work to begin the search. Here are four steps that will assist you in the endeavor. [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet Obstacles are a part of everyone’s life. The most successful novelist you know will say their (needs to be either novelist/his or her OR novelists/their) success happened over time and not overnight. Each of them and you, have to deal with four barriers to thinking: Safe, Perfect, Victim, and Feel. What is your experience [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet Characters, like people (comma) are more than a name. Readers don’t take to characters with no substance or dimensions. As a writer, it is up to you to show all facets of the character to the reader. Publishers and agents don’t get along well with writers who populate their books with one-dimensional characters. They [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet Readers love a great story. For the writer, however, no formula exists for creating such a story. While grandma may give the thumbs up, she won’t be buying a million books. Readers can be just as scathing as they can be full of praise. A worthless story won’t sell books. The ideas you have [CONTINUE READING]
Tweet For the next 5 weeks The Book Faery Reviews will be posting the Becoming a Published Author series written by Holly Lisle. Future posts will begin with BaPA:”title”. Lisle is a full-time writer who has sold 30+ novels to major publishers and is the creator of the “How to Think Sideways Career Survival School [CONTINUE READING]