Lissa

Should authors produce similar content?

This was one of my problems when I first published an adult novel and then switched to Young Adult. Branding Should authors produce the same kinds of stories? Personally I loved reading Maria V Snyder’s Poison Study series and then the Healer series and finding them both basically the same kind of story, with theContinue reading “Should authors produce similar content?”

Write What You Know: Knowing More Than You Put On The Page

As a writer, I feel the need to really know my characters, their situations, their props and settings. For The Edge of Darkness, that wasn’t so hard. It was largely a made-up world, set in deep space on a spaceship and the weapons used were also made up. Internet-Based Research I did some research onContinue reading “Write What You Know: Knowing More Than You Put On The Page”

Beautiful People May 2016

Beautiful People is a linkup hosted by Cait @ Paper Fury and Sky @ Further Up and Further In. It’s aimed at writers so we can answer the questions about our characters and our books. It’s designed to help you get to know your book better! (And also give your followers a sneak peek of your works-in-progresses.) BeautifulContinue reading “Beautiful People May 2016”

Camp NaNoWriMo April 2016 – We Have A Winner!

Technically we have a winner. My aim was to finish the novel I started in NaNoWriMo November 2014. I didn’t know how many words I would need to finish it and I wasn’t 100% sure of where it would actually end, but I estimated I might have needed around 20,000 words. I couldn’t change thatContinue reading “Camp NaNoWriMo April 2016 – We Have A Winner!”

Is Perfectionism Holding You Back?

Recently I’ve come to realise that my perfectionism is holding me back when it comes to delivering complete manuscripts. I’m afraid that once I finish it, that’s it. And it’s true, that is it. Except for editing. But you know, it’s always better in my head. So I don’t want to finish. And my excuseContinue reading “Is Perfectionism Holding You Back?”