He Said Ashley brought this topic up and honestly, I never even thought about this till she mentioned it. I’m not sure where she comes up with this stuff but the more I thought about it the more I thought it was a good He Said/She Said topic. (Don’t tell her that as her head will just get bigger…. Read more »
When I started my first book, my fear of the unknown kicked in before I finished page one. My mind raced to all of the things I had to do. Turn my story idea into a plot. Develop characters. Pick names for them and places to take them. Come up with twists and turns to keep my readers intrigued. Oh…. Read more »
She said… So, as someone who has never written a book – yet – I sometimes don’t realize how important all the different components can be. However, I think my author partner will agree that the most important part of the sale of an actual book is the cover. When I peruse the sections of Amazon, or an actual brick… Read more »
It was after school, and I was half-heartedly stretching for drill team practice when the girl beside me, Hannah, said, “Don’t you think you’re being mean to Jodi?” I had never really talked to Hannah before, but she had recently become friends with my best friend, Jodi. And apparently my best friend had been sharing some less-than-flattering things about me…. Read more »
He said… As Ashley, and most of my friends will tell you, I’m different. I have always viewed things in a different light, taken a different approach or looked for ways to use things that one might normally ignore. Thus, one of the things that always surprise me when I read a book, especially a Kindle book, is how ignored… Read more »
If you were building a house, you would not paint the kitchen before the foundation has been laid. The same rule can hold true for constructing a novel. Creating an outline of the book gives you a firm structure. You can see if the spine of the story will hold up as you pile on thousands of words. It… Read more »
