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Authors: Your Characters are Defined by the Actions they Take

I've never been big on plotting and planning. I know the major points of my story, and I know the main details about my characters, but beyond that, I just. can't. plot. any. further. I have to dive into the story and get going. It's like the story details "reveal" themselves to me as I get further and further (this is why I totally get what E.L. Doctorow said: “Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”)...

Win YA & NA Books in the St. Patty's Day Pinterest & Facebook Party!

Join your favorite YA and NA authors as we celebrate being Irish for a day and play on Pinterest. There will be over 45 e-book giveaways! 
You can join the Facebook party HERE!

You won't want to miss it!

Participating Authors:

Lila Felix   A. W. Exley  Melissa Pearl   Jessica Gibson  Cindy M. Hogan  Sarah Ashley Jones  
Marie Landry  Rachel Morgan  Jennifer Snyder 
Stacey Marie Brown  Jessica Therrie...

Cover Reveal for BREATHLESS by Krista McLaughlin

I'm very excited today to help Krista McLaughlin reveal the cover for her debut novella, BREATHLESS! Krista has been a blogging buddy of mine for a while now, so it's really cool to witness her first steps into the publication world :-) (And the other reason this is a super exciting cover reveal is because I designed the cover!)
Title: BREATHLESS
Author: Krista McLaughlin
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Cover Designer: Morgan Media

Eighteen-year-old Lainey is the only witness to her best friend losing...

Kate Avery Ellison's OF SEA AND STONE

Isn't this a beautiful cover? I love the colour palette and the girl's dress blowing in the wind :-) If you haven't heard of Kate Avery Ellison's YA fantasy book, Of Sea and Stone, here's a little more about it ...

Of Sea and Stone by Kate Avery Ellison 
Publication date: February 2014 
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
All her life, clever Aemi has been a slave in the Village of the Rocks, a place where the sea and sky meet. She’s heard the stories about the fa...

Indie Authors: How to Get Reviews for Your Book

Indie Life is a monthly feature hosted by the fabulous Indelibles where we get to share something related to indie writing life.

(Note: This is the LAST Indie Life posting. But everyone who posts for Indie Life is welcome to join the Insecure Writer's Support Group from now on, if you're not already part of it :-) )
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If you're an indie author, you're in charge of getting your own reviews. No publisher to acquire them for you. So yesterday I wrote a post for the Dauntless Authors...

How Do You Find Time? (Plus a Valentine's Giveaway!)

This post is brought to you by the Insecure Writer's Support Group, an online group where writers can express doubts and concerns, and those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance.

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I was sitting here thinking about how I don't have time for an IWSG post this month, and then I thought that that's exactly what I should blog about!

So here's the thing ...

Every day my email bombards me with the following:
Blog comments
New Twitter followers
Twitter mentions
Fa...

How Do You Find Time?

This post is brought to you by the Insecure Writer's Support Group, an online group where writers can express doubts and concerns, and those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance.

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I was sitting here thinking about how I don't have time for an IWSG post this month, and then I thought that that's exactly what I should blog about!

So here's the thing ...

Every day my email bombards me with the following:
Blog comments
New Twitter followers
Twitter mentions
Fa...

Tara Maya's INITIATE, Book 1 of THE UNFINISHED SONG

Today I'm highlighting the first book in Tara Maya's THE UNFINISHED SONG series, INITIATE. It's a book I haven't read yet, but it sounds exciting, has a number of positive reviews, and it's FREE!




DEADLY INITIATION

A DETERMINED GIRL...
Dindi can't do anything right, maybe because she spends more time dancing with pixies than doing her chores. Her clan hopes to marry her off and settle her down, but she dreams of becoming a Tavaedi, one of the powerful warrior-dancers whose secret magics are...

Sex and Bad Language in New Adult Novels

I may be in the minority here, but I'm certain I'm not the only one who gets turned off by all the sex and coarse language in New Adult novels. I've read excerpts from quite a number of NA books, and to be honest, most of them are bordering on erotica. Now if I wanted to read about the explicit, graphic details of sexuals acts (which isn't something that's ever really appealed to me in books), I would buy an erotica novel. But that's not what I want. I want romance and a good story!

So when I...

Gorgeous Artwork for the Cover of Cherie Reich's Debut Novel REBORN

I've been excited to see Cherie Reich's cover for REBORN ever since she mentioned who was doing the artwork. Laura Sava. Who does AMAZING art! And trust me, she did NOT disappoint with this cover. So ... here it is!


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To save a kingdom, a prophetess must challenge Fate.
On the day of Yssa’s death and rebirth, the god Apenth chose her as the Phoenix Prophetess.
 Sea serpents and gods endanger the young prophetess’s journey and sour the omens. Yssa is cursed instead of blessed, and h...