Love stories — why do we adore them? Three reasons: 1) love is essential to every life — love of someone or something 2) stories of love help us understand our relationships 3) every love is unique. Story Genius author and master storytelling coach Lisa Cron thinks humans evolved by learning problem-solving by hearing stories. And if there’s one big problem in your life, it probably has something to do with “LOVE” — or lack…
If you could choose any one season and time-travel again and again to that, which one would you choose? For me, every season has been a choice at one time or another in my life. Read my blog post at Fiery Seas Publishing, during my favorite month, May.
I’m extremely thankful for reviews on social media for my new novel THE RENAISSANCE CLUB has helped boost its discoverability, and if you’re someone who’s posted a comment on Amazon or Goodreads, thank you so very much! If you’ve read the novel and liked it, but haven’t reviewed it, I’d love it if you could post a short review on Amazon. Reader reviews help books find a wider audience, boosting authors’ careers. If you’d like…
Exactly what is Magical Realism fiction — examples, definitions, and how is it different than fantasy fiction? That’s the topic here. It’s my favorite fiction category. Below, I’ve curated for you some good lists of magical realism fiction. Stories along the entire spectrum of speculative fiction. Want a small touch of magic or a grand epic fantasy? Read on!
These 5 tips for balancing your creative life and your published author life might just help save your sanity. Every day when I wake up, I wonder whether I should be the writer or the author — should I spend my time on my new work-in-progress or promote my novel, The Renaissance Club. Creating and promoting are two different mindsets, thiough both involve creativity.
I’m delighted to have a new interview up at Authors18 — a group of this year’s debut authors, of which I’m a proud member. Among the questions asked: “If you could spend a day with anyone in history, who would it be?” See my answer in today’s interview (hint: I’d travel to Renaissance Italy). Here’s a link to the interview.
Another great review of The Renaissance Club came in this week! I’m excited whenever a reader connects with the layers in the story. Reviewer Seana Graham understood the two main female characters and their quests to become fulfilled, creative people.
I’m so happy that The Renaissance Club’s book trailer captures my novel’s romance and intrigue — elements I worked hard to put into the story. It’s a love story, but also an adventure.
Literary, Upmarket, Book Club, or Commercial fiction — how to determine your unpublished book’s sales category can be an enigma for the uninitiated in publishing industry lingo. Here are ways to determine where your book fits.
Magical realism in women’s fiction — magic and stories about relationships just seem to go together. In my reading adventures, they certainly have, from Susanna Kearsley to Sarah Addison Allen to Alice Hoffman. I find magic really woven into the fabric of our ordinary world, so magical realism — the insertion of fantastical elements into the commonplace — seems to me natural. Is time travel magical realism, fantasy, or science fiction? This is a complicated…