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 … More Building Believable Worlds
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 … More Creating Believable Characters
If your an aspiring author trying to make it on your own writing that first novel can seem like an overwhelming task. While For Their Sins wasn’t my first novel it was the first one to be picked up by a publisher. Receiving that email that said, ‘yes we’re interested,’ was like Christmas. To spread … More Creating an Urban Fantasy World
If you are having slow sales making the switch to Draft 2 Digital could improve your results. https://www.draft2digital.com/rtranbooks See how that and other small changes helped me. … More A Small Change Makes a Big Difference
You can imagine all the twists and turns in a long adventure. Here are a few tips that will help anyone hoping to tackle a project like this. … More Tips to Writing a Long Series by Charles Yallowitz #IAN1 #IARTG #fantasy
This is an update on the blog from last week. It focuses on Amazon ads and my experiences with them. … More Do as I Say Not as I do #IAN1 #IARTG @Amazon *Update*
I published in January with no clue what I was doing, especially about marketing. Now between a full time job being a mom and continuing to write I have to learn as I go. Here are a few things I figured out along the way and a few things I’m still discovering. … More Do as I Say Not as I do #IAN1 #IARTG @Amazon
Have you ever wondered how to get started on your writing career? First of all you have to write. This post will give you some tips and insights on the best way to go about that seemingly daunting task. … More How do You Start Writing? #IAN1 #IARTG
This post talks about my latest writing obsession. It gives my thoughts about my writing this past year. … More A Little Obsessed
Sometimes life’s little quirks are the perfect opportunity for something wonderful in your life. In my case a random line in a movie led to my first traditionally published novel. … More Unexpected Quirks
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