Ah the story synopsis, a most dreaded task among even the most seasoned authors. How are we to be expected to take our 40-60-80k word master piece and file it down to nearly nothing? It feels like murder and as with any loss we must go through...
As like most writers I read compulsively. I carry a book with me everywhere, getting in a few words here and there whenever I’m forced to wait – I live in Atlanta so I wait a lot. It’s a habit from childhood. I had a rough span...
I finally got past my ridiculous block and the words are flowing, ya’ll. So excited to share this sample of Lumen Cove with you. If you didn’t already know, Lumen Cove is my current WIP about a teacher falling for a student and all...
Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard Summary: Sixteen-year-old Jeff Jacobson had never heard of Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer who brutally murdered seventeen people more than twenty years ago. But then Jeff discovers he was constructed in...
From a young age, we teach American children to stand next to their desks, place their hand over their heart and pledge allegiance to our flag. I could do this at age 4, not understanding what allegiance was, or what indivisible meant and thought...
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Summary: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who...
A common gripe about self-published authors is that their work is riddled with errors. Great beta readers, ARC contributors and a professional editor can aid in ensuring that your masterpiece is practically perfect in every way. But, most of us...