Image by Comfreak on Pixabay Creating a believable world in your book can be more challenging for some authors than others. Genre, setting, and time period have the largest influence on the world you are building. Typically, books set in the real world in modern times are the easiest to write. However, research is key … Continue reading Building Believable Worlds
Author: rtranbooks
I am an Indie author who currently has four books published. For Their Sins is an urban paranormal fiction. Neutral Space is a sci-fi action/adventure. The Rashade' and A Guardian Falls are Books 1 & 2 in the Chronicles of the Coranydas series. I am currently working on Book 3 in this series. I don't have a set genre although I prefer fantasy and all of my books have action and romance.
I know in my last post I stated I was going to talk about world building next and I will. This topic though is personal and dear to my heart. A few weeks ago my family adopted Penny, a Pitbull, from Stray Rescue of St. Louis. She was found emaciated and running the streets in … Continue reading There are no bad dogs
Many authors love to tease their friends saying "be careful, or you'll end up in my novel" while true this isn't always a bad thing. I have friends begging to be warriors, mages, or even a villain in my books. They want to know what kind of character I'd make them. I have an ex-roommate … Continue reading Creating Believable Characters
When I started writing over 20 years ago I never thought writing would be a struggle for me. At least not when it came to knowing what to write about. Writing for me was a stress relief. It was my escape from reality where no one could bother me and I was completely in control. … Continue reading Out of Steam
Wondering where I was? If you don't follow my Instagram or Facebook or simply want more details on where I've been the last several months I've spelled it all out for you. With 2018 over I have plans to start fresh.
Sweet Surrender is available now on Amazon and other major retailers. After a lot of personal heartache and hard work, book 2 in the Dragons of the Dragons of the South series is now available. Most of my books draw on personal experience, but this one comes from a particularly turbulent time in my life and … Continue reading New Release
Some of you may know from reading my blog that I went to pharmacy school in Atlanta, GA. While there my husband at the time lived here in St. Louis, MO. It meant I spent many long hours in the car. It also means I still have friends in the southeast. I try to see … Continue reading Inspiration Strikes
Today is the big day! Sweet Surrender's cover is finished. The book is up for presale. You can find the blurb and an excerpt on the Princess of the Light blog.
For my wonderful readers who follow the Dragons series my newest book in the Dragons of the South series is nearly complete. Sweet Surrender is the next installment and follows Mac and Paxton during their rocky transition as leaders in the Southern Territory. If you read Hunted you're already familiar with Mac's rough-around-the-edges personality and … Continue reading Coming Soon: Sweet Surrender
Strangers of Earth by Keisha Fladrick is a sci-fi dystopian mystery/thriller that will keep you guessing till the very end. This book is jam packed with action, romance, and intrigue. Each chapter is a new adventure that will keep you turning pages. The ending will leave you saying "what just happened" in the best way … Continue reading Strangers of Earth Book Review
