Outlines, character info, plot structure, interior layouts, cover design… A behind the books look at what it takes to go from idea to publication.
Some readers (and writers) have strong opinions about their favorite POV and tense in novels. In fact, I’ve come across readers who flat out refuse to read any novel that is written in first person or present tense. Others (like me!) like to mix it up and will enjoy the perspective and tense that works […]
After a long wait, here is your first look at the planned cover for my next new book! Titled Elders and Aliens, this will be the third and final book in The Psychic Traveler Society series. Which will (hopefully, fingers crossed) be available by the end of August. Elders and Aliens will follow Amanda Jones
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In the years since writing my second novel, To the Left of Death, I’ve found there are additional challenges in marketing trauma based stories. To the Left of Death largely focuses on surviving trauma. The central story is about a teacher who was present when a student’s father was shot and killed. It also includes
My choose-your-ending book, Audrey and Esther Geekify Greenville, has been on sale quite often lately through Amazon. These sales are at Amazon’s discretion. They come and go, and some have offered the book at 50-70% off (much cheaper than I can afford to sell the book myself!) You can keep an eye on the price
Have you ever heard people talk about the “bones of a story?” Maybe as in, “The story had great bones, but I didn’t like…” (Why does discussion always focus on critique? Let’s save that for a later post.) Maybe you can tell what that means from the context. The bones are essentially the frame of
