Category: How To and Tips
Crafting Resonance: Music and Writing
My feet are tired. I’ve been standing in front of a whiteboard most of the day, trying to tease apart strands of story in the novel I’m working on. Working like this is new to me, but I really like mapping out the book in this tactile way. It reminds me of playing music. I […]
Writing Insights
So, you want to be a published author? There are so many websites and magazines out there that give advice on the Dos and Don’ts of writing. For anyone just starting out it can be daunting especially with so much conflicting information. First and foremost, I’m not claiming to be an expert. Far from it. […]
Listening for the Heartbeat by Eliza Maxwell
Sometime back in the days before Instagram and Snapchat I found myself in a place I never expected to be. Exhausted. Two babies in two years and I didn’t know if I’d ever see another full night’s sleep. The Dance of Diapers and Bottles was taking a toll physically, yet the mental seesaw between utter […]
The Art of Co-Authoring
Writing is usually a solitary process. The author finds a story, fills it with characters and gets to decide who lives and who dies (at least until her editor gets involved). So most people’s response when I tell them that I write books with my sister is surprise: surprise that a creative process can be […]
Beyond Therapy: How Writing Emotional Detox Lead Me to a Better Path
Sherianna Boyle, MEd CAGS is the author of Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Release Toxicity and Energize Joy (May 15, 2018, Adams Media, a division of Simon & Schuster) and founder of C.L.E.A.N.S.E Yoga. ™. She is an adjunct psychology professor, certified energy practitioner, yoga instructor, mother of three girls, and author of seven books; […]
Surviving A Book Launch As A Card-Carrying Introvert
I’ve always been a behind-the-scenes kinda gal. Maybe that was one of the reasons I was drawn to fiction – I thought it wouldn’t be “me” in the spotlight, it would be my books. That was before social media became the way of the world. I took to the writing life like a bear […]
When Public Speaking Goes Wrong
There has been a lot on social media lately about why women should accept invitations to public speaking events. As in all areas of society, it seems we are in the minority when it comes to standing on the soap box. A quick search on Google shows that there are many more male public speakers […]
How Food Writing Without a Recipe Inspired Me to Write Cookbooks
I spent my summers as a child making mango jam with my mother when I lived in the Philippines. There was no end to the mangoes that had to be peeled, mashed, squashed into a thick pulp. It was mom’s guidance that taught me to appreciate this tropical fruit and a love for cooking. Monica […]
How to Write an Amazon Review
You’ve just read an amazing book, and you want to tell somebody about it. You could call a friend, of course, and I suggest you do. Word of mouth is the best marketing. But you could also write a review of the book on one of the sites that accepts reviews. This could include GoodReads, […]
My Road to Publication
My crime fiction novel The Forgotten will be published on June 13th 2018 through Crooked Cat Books and its follow up, The Departed, will be published at the end of the year. I can’t wait! But this has been a long journey for me fraught with crippling self-doubt, generalised anxiety disorder, and dyslexia. I was […]
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