Samaire Provost is the author of horror, vampire adventure/romance, and YA fantasy. She will chat about how she writes 8k-11k words per day, how she outlines her 75k-word stories, and her Academy Young Adult book (on pre-order and is already a #1 new release). Q. Samaire, thanks for doing this […]
author life
Melanie Jacobson is the author of romantic comedies who also collaborates under the pen name Brenna Jacobs. She will chat about how she earned a shoe award at a writer’s conference, how to pace a romance, and how to write a great kissing scene. Q. I understand you are slightly […]
Q&A: Pacing a Romance with Melanie Jacobson
Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick is the author of The Kitten Files mysteries, The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott spy series, and multiple short stories. She is also the creator of the WriteMind Planner, an organizational system for authors. She will chat about how she came up with the idea for her […]
Q&A: Planning your Author Life with Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick
Sherry A. Burton is the author of 14 contemporary and historical novels, including The Orphan Train Saga, a planned 18-book series based on actual historical events. She will chat about how she segued from contemporary fiction to historical, how she will sell over 600 paperback books at her next book […]
Q&A: Super Book Signings with Sherry A. Burton
Jenni James writes contemporary YA and adult romance, Regency romance, and children’s books. She also wrote the screenplay for her novel Not Cinderella’s Type, which won “Best Feature Film” and “Best Screenplay” at the LDS Film Festival in 2018. She will chat about how she broke into screenwriting; the difference […]
Q&A: Writing Screenplays with Jenni James
Danae Little writes contemporary romances and other stories that inspire and give the reader hope. In today’s Q&A, she chats about how she wrote to market, what makes her cowboy characters unforgettable, and where she gets her story ideas. Q. I just read the first in your Unforgettable Cowboys series, […]
Q&A: Unforgettable Characters with Danae Little
A fellow author recently said she was starting to blog, but what should she blog about? I have been blogging now for over a decade. Over time, my blog has gone from random navel-gazing to a bit more purposeful content. I usually post: How-tos. What I learned from my writing […]
What should I blog about?
(My answer on a post on Indie Inspiration with Elana Johnson) For the record, I’m kind of the odd duck that loves creating content. I wish I had more time, but reality does force me to have to choose what is a must-do vs. a nice-to-do. I run one author […]
How I stay sane on social media
As an author (or insert career title), you ever feel like others around you are zipping happily with buddies on jet skis and you’re paddling along on a little float ring? Do you have FOMO — fear of missing out — on conferences, collaborations, promos, advice or discussions? On the […]
How to deal with Author FOMO
Blogging must be on people’s minds this weekend as I saw several posts essentially asking if blogging is still worth it. In my opinion, it is! For authors, especially, where we share stories, blogging is a great way to establish a connection with current and potential readers. Think of it […]
