Sample DMCA Takedown No...

Every author I know has found their work on pirate sites and some are unsure what to do. Email this letter with the appropriate information to the host website. Often filesharing sites have a special abuse@ or DMCA@ email address, but they are not posted where you can easily find them. I...

Character and Setting

We’ve talked a lot about developing layers for your characters, building the character arc and using supporting characters to increase the conflict in a story. Today I’ll discuss how setting can bring in yet another layer to your characters. Setting encompasses time period,...

EM Lynley’s Summe...

It’s going to be a hot and busy summer for me. I’m thrilled that my first title with Total-E-Bound will release May 3. A Lesser Evil Blinded in a hate attack, painter Rowan McCall sells his soul to a demon to restore his sight, and his guardian angel’s arrival may do more...

Building a Character We...

All writers know that you need conflict and tension to drive to story forward, and to engage readers so they want to keep reading. In a thriller, writers can rely more on plot because the reader is anxious to see what happens next. In romance the reader wants to know what happens to the...

Ten Tips on Using Tribe...

I’m not particularly hip to new social media sites: It took me a few years to even get a Facebook account, so when I first heard of Triberr I admit I ignored it. But author Kayelle Allen made me think twice about using the service. And I’m glad I did. I’ve absolutely...

Building Characters: Wh...

In a previous post I discussed the concept of starting out with a character with issues and how the plot action affects the character, creating the character arc. Character x Plot = Ending Let’s rewrite that a little bit Starting Character x Plot = Ending Character Today’s...