Meredith Bond: The love hate relationship of book descriptions

Romance

I hate writing book descriptions. I have a really hard time writing them. However, writing a book description is a great way at discovering what your book is really about. Yes, I have just spent the past 3-4 months writing the book, but I was focusing on characters—making sure that they’re likeable, and

Beverly Ovalle’s Writing Journey

Romance

I’m happy to be on Celebrate with a Book. I’m Beverly Ovalle. I’ve dabbled in writing my whole life. I know, my mom unearthed some angsty pre-teen poetry that I had totally forgot about. I continued in High School having to choose between track and creative writing. Writing won, lol. Graduating,

Message from Tina: Help Support my Thunderclap

Marketing

Hi Everyone, I love having a place to share my love of books. Today, I wanted to share with you something that I am actively doing and for which I NEED your HELP. I am gearing up for my first fantasy romance release set for the 25th of October, and could

Jeannette de Beauvoir: It’s Not Just The Plot, It’s The People

Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

I never thought I’d write mysteries. The only thing I’ve ever really wanted to do is write, though, and I read mysteries from a very early age. I especially loved the U.K. authors: mid-century ones like Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Mary Stewart; more modern ones like Phil

Kimbra Kasch: MORGAINE LE FAY AND THE VIKING

I love creating new characters whether I do it with a new hairstyle, a mask or a pen IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LOVE . . .this is the story for you. MORGAINE LE FAY AND THE VIKING tells the tale of the legendary love affair that spanned three countries, crossed an

New Release – Brothers in Blue: Max

Romance

Big city party-girl Amanda Barber has been spoiled most of her life. But life for Amanda suddenly becomes a major challenge: adapting to small town life, dealing with her handicapped brother and constantly butting heads with a frustrating local cop. As a police officer and former Marine, “responsibility” is Max Bryson’s

Christina Hoag: What inspired me to write about gangs

Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

Having written both a nonfiction book and a fiction book about gangs, people often ask me why gangs? I first encountered gangs as a young newspaper reporter in New Jersey, when I was assigned to write a story about a notorious motorcycle gang delivering Christmas toys to a local hospital.

Roz Marshall: The Magic of Scotland

Urban Fantasy

At last year's Edinburgh International Book Festival, I picked up a book on Scottish myths and legends. I was spellbound. Some of those stories kindled my imagination and made me look at my homeland through fresh eyes. Living in Scotland is awesome. Soaring mountains, inky lochs, thousand-acre skies - just looking

Camilla Monk: Why I write

I think I write because I tend to live inside my head, always thinking up stories about everything I see or hear around me. I also have a fondness for drawing, which, oddly enough, certainly lead me to writing: drawing is simply yet another way to write stories. I recently used

Sue London: Virginia Love Fest

Romance

Just wanted to drop by today and make sure you know about the Virginia Festival of the Book (vabook.org), especially our romance track “Love Fest”! We gather fabulous romance authors together in Charlottesville every March. For 2017 the event will take place March 22-26. Below I have separate info for