Independent novel review: Head of Words Sometimes, you see where a novel is going and guess the surprise twist well before getting to it. Sometimes, if the writer is really good, it doesn’t take away from the enjoyment of the novel.In the case of Head of Words, I felt like a co-conspirator with author Chris […]
This week, I am again presenting a fan favourite: an action excerpt from my first book, The Bones of the Earth. This passage comes from Part 2: Tests. In this section, the hero, Javor — cast out of his own village because of his autism and tendency to attract trouble — and Photius, the mysterious […]
By Kristen Elise, Ph.D.P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:lin Here’s a secret: publishers love the self-publishing author. When Scott asked me to do a guest post about marketing for newbie novelists, my first reaction was, “I don’t know anything about marketing — I’m a newbie novelist myself.” Then I received two contract offers for my first […]
A number of the reviewers of my first novel, The Bones of the Earth, mentioned how much they liked my fight scenes. So for your Sunday pleasure, here’s a sample of the first fight scene, in Chapter 6. In this section, the hero, Javor — the misunderstood, ostracized young man — has followed the trail […]
Image: Creative Commons I have learned a few things in the year since I published my first novel, The Bones of the Earth — even some things about publishing books. I tried to apply them when publishing my second book, One Shade of Red. I’ve known the importance of promotion and advertising any […]
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A.western:link { }A.ctl:lMy second novel, One Shade of Red,launches TOMORROW, April 2, on Amazon, Smashwordsand other e-book retailers. I’m very excited about this. As you can see in the previous posts, I have done much more publicity in advance this time around: I posted excerpts over the past few months on […]
If there ever was a writer who knew how to cross genres, it has to be Charity Parkerson. She has won awards for her paranormal fantasy Sinners series, especially The Danger with Sinners and hit the Amazon bestseller list with her military romances, sports romances and erotic stories.Her latest book, Sinners of Water & Fire, […]