Write Here, Write Now

Hey guys! I know how awesome the blogging community is when people need help - so I'm calling on you to see if you might be able to give some advice to a friend of mine. A question was posed in a Facebook group I belong to, and I really wanted to give good advice, but my knowledge of MG is a little off. Here's the post: I'd really like to try my hand at children's books, but I know that's a tough market to crack. I think that genre is probably more suited to print than ebooks, and honestly, I'd really like to see my name (or pen name) in actual print. I'm guessing that there would be more overhead involved, because children's book need illustrations and I can't draw a straight line with a ruler, nor a stick person that anyone would recognize. Would I be better off to start thinking in another direction, something I can complete myself, that wouldn't require the services of an illustrator? Young Adult perhaps? Do people even b...

It's Friday!! And the sun is shining!! Looks like the start of a gorgeous weekend, and I plan to spend at least some of it away from the computer! :p I'd like to begin with another thank you to all of you who have been following the tour, those who have hosted me and all of the wonderful people who have bought Game On! It actually blows my mind that I wrote a book that people want to buy. Me! I'm afraid you'll have to put up with my daily posts for a bit longer though, because this is a two week tour, so there are many more awesome posts to come your way! Yesterday, I posed a question about whether books in a series need to have titles that match. Pretty much all of you said that at the very least, there needs to be some link between them. I was worried because I wasn;t sure I could come up with enough soccer terms that fit the stories I have in mind, but after scribbling down a bunch of notes and ideas with Clare Dugmore (thank you!!) I think I have it sorted! Ho...

Tired of me yet? :p I hope not, because there is still a LONG way to go on this crazy blog tour! Today I bring good news! After some epic word wars with Clare Dugmore, I have finished the first draft of Game On book 2! I gave a massive sigh of relief last night when I wrote the final words, and now I get to start editing - yay! In my interview with Nick Wilford yesterday, I mentioned that the new book might be called Foul Play. I've had second thoughts about this. I intended for every book to have a soccer related title, but I've realised that that might not be as easy as I thought.I don't think I can match every story to a soccer term. So I'm throwing out a question to you - Do you think it's important that all of the titles in a series have a definite common theme? I'd love to hear your thoughts! Now, on to today's blog tour stops! Please note, if you don't see the posts right away, do try again because I promise you, they are worth seeing! F...

Just wanna say, this is the absolute best title for a blog hop EVER! The Hookers and Hangers bloghop is being hosted by the lovely ladies from Falling For Fiction ! It's all about gripping your readers with excellent opening lines, and leaving them begging for more with amazing cliffhangers. We begin with the hookers, and I am going to be using some of the openers from my latest WIP, the follow up to Game On. :D   Hooker One: Rain hammered against the window, jolting me awake. Hooker Two : “One more try, I’ll do it this time, I swear!” Hooker Three: Lunch at the Mills’ house was … a little weird to say the least.  Hooker Four: “What the hell is she doing here?” Hooker Five: Why are there lights on during the day? It is daytime, right? I always turn the lights off before I go to sleep, so why are they on? Wait. Where am I?  Hooker Six:  It had been three hours since I’d seen Leon, and I was still thinking about what he said.  ** ...