The familiar ding sounds on your computer. You have mail. Your heart beats faster as you scroll through the messages to the unopened one. Yes, it is from the publisher! No, it is from the publisher! You swipe your sweaty palms across your pants, then click the mouse to open the email. It’s what youContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: REJECTION DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN NO by Taylor Anne”
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Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers
Writers want our heroes and heroines to be likable so our readers will attach to them and root for them. We can give them all sorts of characters quirks like type-A personalities, neuroticism, perpetual clumsiness, etc., all treated in a lovable and forgivable way. But every once in a while, it’s fun to challenge ourselvesContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: PULLING OFF A POLARIZING CHARACTER by Melissa Chambers”
Guest Post: What is Noir? by Elka Ray
As an author, editor and avid reader, I’m excited to have been invited to write a guest post for The Librarian Talks. My name’s Elka Ray. I write crime fiction, mystery, suspense and noir. If you’re like me, up until fairly recently, I didn’t actually know what noir was. So I’m going to explain itContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: What is Noir? by Elka Ray”
Guest Post: Karen Witemeyer, author of Heart on the Line
HEART ON THE LINE Ladies of Harper’s Station #2 by Karen Witemeyer Genre: Christian / Historical / Frontier Romance Publisher: Bethany House Date of Publication: June 6, 2017 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for Giveaway! Grace Mallory is tired of hiding. She hungers for a normal life, perhaps even a suitor like twoContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Karen Witemeyer, author of Heart on the Line”
Guest Post by Katie McElhenney
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer Three of my favorite activities are running, reading, and writing. Besides being alliterative, those activities have another thing in common—they’re all solitary endeavors. And while exercising and spending time with a book can be great solo ventures, the same isn’t necessarily true for writing. Unless you’re writing professionally, mostContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Katie McElhenney”
Guest Post by Merrie Destefano – author of LOST GIRLS
How Writing is Like Combing Your Hair, Sort Of There are many stages in the writing process. There’s the glittery, I’ve just fallen in love and all of this is SO wonderful stage. This is where words fly off your fingertips, ideas come when you’re trying to fall asleep, and most of your friends getContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Merrie Destefano – author of LOST GIRLS”
Guest Post by Kendra C. Highley, Young Adult Author
Writing for a YA Audience Many people ask YA author’s what it’s like to write for a YA audience, and what the challenges are. Personally, I love to write Young Adult, finding it a fertile ground to explore things like love, friendship, struggles, and triumphs. Teenagers face things for the first time, and that addsContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Kendra C. Highley, Young Adult Author”
Guest Post by Author Aubrey Parr
Hello, I’m Aubrey Parr. I’m a debut author of contemporary romance. I am currently writing book 2, Love on Ocean Drive, in my Love on… series. But, please check out my first book, Love on the Malecon. I thought I’d do something fun with it. I love music. I feel like we have soundtracks forContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Author Aubrey Parr”
Guest Post by Marissa Campbell, Author of the AVELYNN Series
As writers, it’s easy to wallow in uncertainty and doubt. Our brains seem hard-wired for this—it’s a creative curse. The road ahead is filled with valleys and peaks. But writing is a marathon, not a sprint. If we commit to this path, we are in it for the long haul. This is an adventure ofContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Marissa Campbell, Author of the AVELYNN Series”
Guest Post by Alexia Gordon, author of Murder in G Major
Murder in G Major A Gethsemane Brown Mystery by Alexia Gordon Genre: Cozy Mystery / Suspense / Paranormal Publisher: Henery Press Date of Publication: September 13, 2016 Number of Pages: 268 Scroll down for Giveaway! Monkey mind— According to Wikipedia, “a Buddhist term meaning unsettled, restless, capricious, whimsical, fanciful …” According to me, aContinueContinue reading “Guest Post by Alexia Gordon, author of Murder in G Major”
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