Why ‘You Complete Me’ Is Nonsense (February Romance Collaboration with H.S. Kylian)
Kellyn Roth here, and today I’m joined by H.S. Kylian to talk about Romance in Christian Fiction once more! The posts in this series are as follows: Why Last Minute Romance Cheats Readers – Part I Why Last Minute Romance Cheats Readers – Part II: Myths & Facts Forced vs. Organic Romance Why ‘You Complete […]
How to Format a Novel (or other fictional work) for Submission
Over the last couple days, I’ve answered a lot of young writers’ questions about how submission guidelines work both for Wild Blue Wonder Press, and at my day job at the Author Conservatory (where we do critiques as well as put together anthologies, necessitating submission guidelines). And one of the biggest questions is about formatting […]
Write the Soft Epilogue; Give Them Babies | why romance novels need epilogues
Hey folks! I’m popping on today to write a post that I hope you will take seriously … but no, it is not meant to be taken seriously. After all, at the end of the day, you may write what you want … But allow me to ramble about a personal-taste-thing as if it’s a […]
The Springtime in Surrey Cover Reveal! (Wild Blue Wonder Press’s First-Ever Anthology!)
Hey everyone! Why shouldn’t we have a cover reveal!?!? The truth is … WE SHOULD. So let’s. And I do not know what to say about that other than the fact that I’m going to be writing my five-star reviews for each novella in this collection below the blurbs, so be sure to scroll down […]
What Enemies to Lovers ISN’T
I had some bad news a while ago, and I need to write something like this to keep my mind off of it, so here’s this. Enjoy. Okay, let’s do a better introduction. Today I wanted to talk about something I haven’t really been able to discuss in a while because I haven’t had any […]
5 Times You Can Sneak Writing In
When you’re super busy, it can be hard to find time to write! I know as a recent high school grad with a part-time job, lots of volunteer work, and some non-writing hobbies, it can be hard to budget my sit-down-stare-at-the-cursor-blinking minutes in. But sometimes I just need to think outside of the box! So […]
How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost?
I’m a proud self-published author and will probably continue to be for the rest of my life! I love the control it gives me over every element of my book—from final decisions about plot and characters to editing. But with great power comes great responsibility! You’re taking everything on your shoulders with self-publishing—from the editing […]
Does Your Novel Deserve a Sequel?
Does your novel deserve a sequel? That’s a tough question to answer. As fiction writers, I think we’d most often like the answer to be: “Yes!” It’s hard to let go of characters and plots and worlds we adore. However – surprise, surprise – not all novels need a sequel. In fact, some of them […]
When Your Writing Just Isn’t Enough
Sometimes I think that writers have the lowest self-esteem of any creature on this planet. We constantly judge ourselves. We second-guess word choices, plot lines, even calling ourselves a writer. We can’t even tell others about our stories without blushing! Now, to a certain extent, it’s natural to worry about our creations like this. I […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Naming Characters
We’ve all struggled with it. Character naming. There’s nothing quite so tortuous as this monster (except perhaps book-titling, but that’s not what we’re talking about today). You want your character to have the perfect, original pre nomen to go with their perfect, original personality … but what is that? Now, since this is obviously […]
Guest Post: Five Secrets to Writing Fantasy
Hi, guys! Today I’m going to be hosting another guest post. I’m really excited to introduce Sarah of Riding for Jesus with her guest post, “Five Secrets to Writing Fantasy.” Hello everyone! I’m Sarah, and today Kellyn is letting me do a guest post on … FIVE SECRETS OF WRITING FANTASY! I love to write fantasy. It […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Publishing with Createspace for Intelligent People (Part 1)
Hi y’all! Well, CutePolarBear, who comments here often, has asked me to write a post about Createspace. She just wanted some basic info, but … yeah, I’m gonna go overboard. It’s part of my personality, okay? When I was little, I always, always kept going instead of leaving well-enough alone. You can see this in […]
