Well, as a relative newbie to the publishing world, I was elated when my debut novel, Numbers Never Lie, was chose as Amazon's Daily Deal yesterday. I have no idea what led up to that but it was quite a gift. Since writing Numbers, I have written four other novels. Three of them are out, [...]
I am elated. Nothing like starting off the day with a great review. Here's the detail: http://harlequinjunkie.com/review-bring-it-on-by-shelley-k-wall/ Oh, and keep your eyes out for my next Crimson novel, The Designated Driver's Club. It comes out the first of March. That should keep my blood pumping for a while! Have a great day. Shelley
Dang Holidays. They suck the productivity right out of me. I'm so busy flitting around to stores to find the right gifts for friends and fam, that I can't keep my butt in the chair. And that's the key to writing, right? Butt in Chair. Hands on Keyboard. Click. Click. Click. Hmmm. I think I [...]
Dang Holidays. They suck the productivity right out of me. I'm so busy flitting around to stores to find the right gifts for friends and fam, that I can't keep my butt in the chair. And that's the key to writing, right? Butt in Chair. Hands on Keyboard. Click. Click. Click. Hmmm. I think I [...]
Please take a look at the following posts from Lynn Cahoon, Crimson Romance author. She provides excellent advice on setting up a blog tour, step-by-step. First Post: How to set up your own blog tour: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-set-up-your-own-blog-tour.html Second Post: Setting up your blog tour part 2: http://newkidonthewritersblock.blogspot.com/2012/08/setting-up-your-blog-tour-part-2.html And while you're there, take a look at some of [...]
Lazy Friday...my day to SHARE what great people have said, done, and talked about. From their brain to yours, here are 30 writing tips from great authors that you will recognize. But don't stop there, I have a second glint of inspiration below that. I'll warn you, this link is laden with graphics but well worth [...]
When I come up with the idea for a new manuscript, I vividly imagine how it begins. I normally can also nail down the ending and several scenes down the road. But the part that comes right before is tough. How do I give the reader enough information about the characters to draw them in [...]
Doing the Work of Lazy Words by Robyn Corum More and more you hear people preach against using adjectives and adverbs. Why? Because, typically, they are the lazy man’s way to decorate a page of prose. Certainly, precise and colorful adjectives and adverbs exist, but one must search far and wide to find them. For [...]
My work in progress has been tagged by author, Galen Rose. You can learn more about her current novel at http://galenrose.com/author/galenrose/ What is the title of your book? Flood, Flash, and Pheromones. I had originally titled it "Give Me Your Hand" but thought the other name fit better with all aspects of the story. He saves her from [...]
Adding conflict in your manuscript is the key ingredient to keeping readers involved. No matter what genre you write, this is critical. Sometimes, though, you get stuck and just don't know what to do next. So, just for grins I've thrown together a list of suggestions. These aren't necessarily geared toward any specific genre and [...]
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