Lisette Brodey's Blog, page 17
February 2, 2014
CHAT WITH ELLIS SHUMAN
Ellis Shuman was born in the United States but moved to Israel as a teenager. He served in the Israeli army, was a founding member of a kibbutz, and now lives outside Jerusalem. For two years, 2009-2010, Ellis and his wife lived in Sofia, Bulgaria. Alongside working a day job in online marketing, Ellis writes frequently about Bulgaria, Israel, books, travel, and the craft of writing.
What is your latest book?
This past year has been a very exciting one for me. I self-published my suspense novel...
January 26, 2014
CHAT WITH DOREEN COX
After a somewhat convoluted career path in various business-related and mental health endeavors, Doreen Cox has settled into a later-in-life passion: writing. On a part-time basis, Dody teaches an offsite GED class of multicultural adults in one of her favorite places to be: a library. She lives in central Florida.
Time to chat with Dody!
I hear you have some very exciting news! Can you share it with us?
Yes, I do! It is finally sinking in that I completed a book of fiction, a novelette titled,...
January 19, 2014
CHAT WITH LLOYD LOFTHOUSE
Lloyd Lofthouse served in the Vietnam War as a U.S. Marine; then taught in the public schools for thirty years. He lives outside of San Francisco with his wife and family with a second home in Shanghai, China. Lloyd earned a BA in Journalism and an MFA in writing.
What part of writing a novel do you enjoy the most? The least?
I enjoy writing the rough draft the most. Editing is tedious and no matter how many times a manuscript is edited, some typo or missing comma escapes the scrutiny. For inst...
January 12, 2014
CHAT WITH LUCIANA CAVALLARO
Luciana Cavallaro taught in government and private schools and during this time studied Ancient History, attended writer’s workshops and concluded a course in proof reading and editing. She has travelled extensively and has revisited her favourite destinations—Greece and Italy— the inspiration for her stories. After working in high schools for many years she resigned to concentrate on writing.
Time to chat with Luciana!
I hear you have some very exciting news! Can you share it with us?
Yes! I ha...
January 4, 2014
CHAT WITH RACHEL THOMPSON
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Rachel Thompson is the author of the award-winning Broken Pieces, as well as two additional humor books, A Walk In The Snark and Mancode: Exposed. She also owns BadRedhead Media, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors. Her articles appear regularly in the San Francisco Book Review (BadRedhead Says…), 12Most.com, bitrebels.com, BookPromotion.com, and Self Publishing Monthly. She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. She lives in Californ...
December 22, 2013
4 Tips to Writing a Better Novel
by Lisette Brodey
Tip #1
KEEP A TIME CHART: Even if you never mention particular dates in your novels, it’s important that you know the day and date of every scene. You may ask, “Why do I need to know that if it’s not part of my novel?” I’ll tell you why.
When you’re in the thick of writing your book, it’s very easy to lose track of how much time has elapsed between events. In some of my novels, my characters have had such long, complicated days that it’s taken me chapters to describe the action...
December 15, 2013
CHAT WITH ACE ANTONIO HALL
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Ace Antonio Hall graduated from Long Island University with a BFA. He is a former NYC middle school English teacher who can’t get enough of zombies and Spider-Man comic books. When he’s not in the gym working off the extra calories from eating way too many donuts, Ace writes young adult horror fiction.His YA zombie novel, Confessions of Sylva Slasher was released by Montag Press on April 14, 2013.
Time to chat with Ace!
I hear you have some very exciting news! Can you share it with us?
Yes! I wa...
December 8, 2013
CHAT WITH A.T. RUSSELL
A.T. Russell is a retired Navy Chief currently residing near Chicago with his wife of 25 years. A lifelong reader, the passion of writing came to him midlife. A.T. writes Urban Fantasy and aspires to write across many genres.
“History is a point of reference, not an anchor.” ~A.T.
Time to chat with A.T.!
What is your latest book?
My latest book is Apex. As for writing and the other stories I’ve written, this one is probably the most challenging, and for me that makes this one the most exciting to...
December 1, 2013
CHAT WITH SUSAN BUCHANAN
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Susan Buchanan lives in Central Scotland with her partner, Tony and their baby daughter, Antonia. She has written three novels in the women’s fiction/chicklit genres and is currently writing her fourth.
Time to chat with Susan!
What is your latest book?
The Christmas Spirit. It’s a short novel, of just over 50,000 words which tells the story of four people who are not looking forward to Christmas, for various reasons, and a fifth person who comes into each of their lives to try to enrich their l...
November 24, 2013
CHAT WITH MARGOT KINBERG
Margot Kinberg is the author of the Joel Williams mystery novels and a university educator. She blogs daily at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist.
Time to chat with Margot!
I hear you have some very exciting news! Can you share it with us?
I do indeed. In a Word: Murder, a charity anthology I had the honor of editing, has just been released. It’s a great collection of short stories, all having to do with crime in the world of writing, editing, publishing, reviewing and blogging.
The proceeds from...
