@ShelleyDavidow's #WriteTip on Handling the Business of Rejection #AmWriting #YA

So, you’ve written your novel and printed it out and it’s been through twenty seven drafts, and nothing, not a single word, is out of place. It’s been honed and crafted over the past two years, and your family and friends are asking the unanswerable question: so, when’s...

Mary Frame's 8 Tips for Writers to Avoid Self-Loathing & Despair @marewulf #AmWriting #Romance

Eight tips to help writers avoid falling into a well of self-loathing and despair Tip One: Read about writing. Once I finished my first novel and realized how much it stank, the first thing I did was head to my local library and check out everything I could find about...

A LADY IN FRANCE #Excerpt by Jennie Goutet @ALadyInFrance #AmReading #Memoir #France

The new house felt like The Chronicles of Narnia, with its walk-in closets and hiding spaces. I even pretended that by pushing through the coats in the deep closet, I would be able to enter a new land of magic. But my fingers touched the wall every time. There ...

ANNA'S SECRET by @MargaretWestlie #GoodReads #HistFic #Mystery

“Someone’s gone to great pains to leave her comfortable.” Angus stared down at Anna. He was a church elder, and because of his wisdom, the unspoken head of the community. The ten minutes since Neil had arrived with his news had seemed an hour. “Aye, they have indeed.”...

Billi Tiner on Strong Characters are Critical for a Good Story @TinerBooks #AmWriting #WriteTip

I believe that strong characters are the critical foundation for a good story. If the reader doesn’t relate to the characters, then they will not become truly invested in what is happening to them. I spend a lot more time describing how a character is feeling and what...

S.A. Snow Shares His Thoughts on Believable Characters @BooksBySnow #WriteTip #SciFi

How to Make Your Characters Believable There is a reason why people love Jane. There is a reason why she’s so curious, so forthcoming, so hot, so workable and so likeable. She’s a character, and she’s believable. The issue with Jane Butler was not that she wasn’t...

I Should Write A Book to Good Writing with Erin Sands @TheDunesBook #AmWriting #NonFiction

FROM IDEA TO AUTHOR We have all heard someone throw out the, “I should write a book” line. Heck, I’ve even jokingly said it myself whenever a friend asked me about a subject I felt pretty well versed in. I should write a book, five little words that are easy...

Seasons' End by Will North @WillNorthAuthor #ReviewShare #Women #Contemporary

Seasons' End by Will North My rating: 4 of 5 stars I LOVED the reader’s guide the author provided. I didn’t even consider Colin’s 3D existence and the way he felt about Pete. My group and I got to the reading guide after we finished the book so we took our time reading...

Order of Earth by Jennifer Cornet @J_Cornet #ReviewShare #YA #UrbanFantasy

Order of Earth by Jennifer Cornet My rating: 5 of 5 stars The best urban fantasy book I have read in a long time and I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series. Order of the Earth is also a coming of age story. I like that it was filled with supernatural,...

Shelf Life by Christina George @PublicistGal #ReviewShare #Romance #Contemporary

Shelf Life by Christina George My rating: 4 of 5 stars The first thing that captured my attention about this book by Christina George was the plot. It happens everyday, all around the world. What could this author say to make it any different or more interesting? The author...