Kayla Howarth's Blog
May 9, 2017
Indies who are looking for an editor: DO YOUR RESEARCH. PLEASE.
Over the last few months, I’ve been contacted by people offering editing services. As someone who has been screwed over a lot in the past, I’m wary. But I realised today that there are so many new authors out there, and any of them could fall for the bullshit lines these people are trying to sell me.
You know that old saying, those who can’t do, teach? What does an author do when their books aren’t selling? I swear a lot of them these days are waking up and saying “I think I’ll be an editor t...
January 29, 2017
Author Spotlight: Michelle Lynn
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This month I spoke to Author Michelle Lynnand asked her a few questions to find out more about her. Michelle Lynn is the Author of The Dawn of Rebellion series, a dystopian series you won’t be able to put down. She is also the author of the New Beginnings series which were the first romance books I’ve ever read and enjoyed.
LJ: Other than writing what other hobbies do you have?
ML: My niece. Sounds weird to call her a hobby, but when I’m not writing, I’m hanging out with her. She’s...
January 28, 2017
Branching out from KU
Whew, I think I’m already breaking out in a nervous sweat, and my books haven’t even left the KU shelves yet.
I’ve always been an advocate for Kindle Unlimited. I’ve always encouraged other authors to put their books in this program. Yes, it means your ebooks are exclusively locked into a contract with Amazon and you can’t sell them elsewhere, but the payoff—at least for me—has been more lucrative than having my books on the virtual shelves of iBooks, Nook, Kobo, etc etc.
Slowly but surely, m...
November 24, 2016
To Americanize or not to Americanise …
Here’s a little insight into the workings of one complicated mind. MINE. Brace yourselves, because this may not be pretty.
When I started writing, I decided to set my first book in Australia because, well, I’m Australian. Please don’t hold that against me. We’re not all binge drinking, stubbie wearing (short shorts) drongos (idiots).
I figured it would be easier to write what I know because I wouldn’t have to worry about remembering to drop the U out of colour, favour, habour, labour … you ge...
August 14, 2016
Protecting William!
LITMUS SERIES BOOK 2.
Coming September 1st, 2016
William has always been destined for great things. With his family being one of the most respected in the country, he has a lot to live up to.
All Will wants to do, just for one night is to forget about responsibility and obligation. He wants to go out, have fun, and enjoy being a regular teenager; to forget he has the surname Daniels. Maybe that’s why his older sister, Nuka, ran away and hasn’t been seen since – the family press...
April 2, 2016
LOSING NUKA IS HERE!
AN AMAZON BEST SELLER!
GET LOSING NUKA HERE!!! FREE WITH KU!
LITMUS #1
Raised by adoptive parents since the age of six, Nuka James starts questioning her past. Unable to get the answers she seeks, she goes in search of the one person who can tell her the truth—her birth mother.
When her search leads her to Litmus, Nuka wants to prove she’s worthy. Litmus is the infamous underground club where Defectives use their supernatural abilities to fight it out for money, fame, and glory. Litmus is whe...
March 15, 2016
Why I LOVE Bad Reviews
The saying “Bad reviews aren’t really bad” is actually true. There are many benefits to bad reviews, and I’ll be the first to say that I LOVE them.
Do I love them when they pop up on my Amazon or Goodreads page and yell at me for being a mediocre writer with no hope of success? Not so much.
However, after I rant and rave about how the review was mean or unwarranted, I usually take a second glance and tell myself the same things I do every time someone doesn’t like my work:
February 18, 2016
LOSING NUKA PREORDER
Raised by adoptive parents since the age of six, Nuka James starts questioning her past. Unable to get the answers she seeks, she goes in search of the one person who can tell her the truth—her birth mother.
When her search leads her to Litmus, Nuka wants to prove she’s worthy. Litmus is the infamous underground club where Defectives use their supernatural abilities to fight it out for money, fame, and glory. Litmus is where you find out what you’re made of.
Nuka wants to win her mother’s app...
January 2, 2016
January – New Releases
Several great books to tell you about this month!
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1/7 – Through His Eyes (An Institute Series Novella)by Kayla Howarth
In a fraction of a second, his life ended. Death was merely a consequence the Resistance often faced. And Chad was ready, willing to accept his fate. But he didn’t expect to be rejected by the afterlife.
Chad finds himself in a state of limbo, standing on the sidelines as his loved ones try to m...
October 31, 2015
The Insta-love Rebellion.
Love at first sight. Instant connection. Sudden obsession.
When these things happen in a novel, people are quick to shout, “Insta-love!” “Unrealistic!” “Annoying-as-f***”
But when they happen in movies? ROMANTIC AS HELL! (Think of all of your Disney classics. Nearly all of them involve an insta-love story.)
So why the stigma when it comes to books? And why has it suddenly become this big taboo thing that people get to complain about if there’s even a hint of attraction between two characters?...
