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Tuesday Takeover: Write Where It Hurts by Alycia Christine

It’s 6 a.m. and I’ve already been up for two hours. I’ve sent my husband off to work, finished a few house chores, and dressed for the day. Sitting in front of my computer with a steaming cup of tea and a half-eaten bowl of cereal by my side, I open a document and skimRead More

Tuesday Takeover: Creating Memorable Story Worlds Using the Five Senses by Christina Rozelle

Remember the last time you were so sucked into a story that you felt like you were there? You were so consumed in that world that you lost track of time; you felt what the characters felt, saw what they saw, heard what they heard, and so on? This is the magic of great storytelling.Read More

Tuesday Takeover: A Reader’s Perspective by Colleen Cosgrove Maliski

Each time I open a book, whether it’s tangible or digital, it feels as though I’m stepping through a magical doorway. What lies beyond is always a mystery. When I first open the door I always feel a little nervous. Will this book disappoint me or will it be a new favorite? I read synopsesRead More

Tuesday Takeover: Dear Author by Stephanie Colman

Dear Author, I want to start this diatribe by saying I love your books, well no that’s a bold faced lie… Some of you, I love your books and the worlds into which you transport me, I need your next book like I need air. Others of you, the books are good, the friendship isRead More

Tuesday Takeover: The Best Part of Romance by Sarah Brocious

Life can be crazy at times. Case in point? This very article. I have had weeks to think about what I could write, would write, should write…yet, here I am on the one yard line, writing hours before it is due. I was even tempted to recycle an old blog of mine, but couldn’t bringRead More

Tuesday Takeover: The Truth of Work/Life Balance through Life’s Storms by Kate Corcino

Point A: We’ve all heard them—those pithy sayings meant to get us through the rough patches. “When it rains, it pours” and the like. Point B: As writers, we’ve all heard the impossible counterpoints, too. “Write every day. EVERY. DAY.” What happens when Point A wipes out Point B? I’m not talking about feeling swamped.Read More

Tomorrow I Turn 35. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

On September 1st, tomorrow, I turn 35. Some would be rejoicing. Others not so much. But me… I’m having a moment. Join me, would you? My brother, seven years my senior, died in sleep at thirty-five. I got the call when I was on my birthday trip, almost seven years ago. And it was devastatingRead More

Tuesday Takeover: Chasing the Dream! by Vikki Becker

For many years, I let fear rule my life. I was afraid of failing, at everything, so I just didn’t try. I just existed. I pushed my hopes and dreams of being a writer and an editor to the back of my mind. Raising a family with six children, it was easy to let myRead More

Tuesday Takeover: Off-the-Path Advice on a Hybrid Author’s Journey by Brea Brehn

I love being an author. I love the challenges it brings. From query letter to book reading each step I had to learn myself and brought unique challenges. I also love being able to pour my thoughts and feelings into my work and get them out of my head. Along this road I have alsoRead More

Tuesday Takeover: It’s All About Connections by Derek Borne

Have you ever wondered how you were going to get from your comfortable point A to the seemingly impossible point B? I’m not talking in an automotive kind of way of course, but in the ‘author world’ where you need to have a book cover artist, editor, formatter, personal pizza delivery guy from the AmalfiRead More