This one is for the authors! Today’s books are Dear Author by Laura A. Grace and Not Write Now by Kyle Robert Shultz, which are both such encouraging books!
The winner will get both books as well as Continue reading “National Indie Author Day: Non-Fiction Giveaway”
For those who prefer their fiction set in the real world, I’ve got a contemporary giveaway going on! Enter to win a print copy of each Love and the Sea and Everything In Between by Brian McBride and 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons!
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able Continue reading “National Indie Author Day: Contemporary Giveaway”
I am so excited to bring you the first National Indie Author Day giveaway for this year! We’re kicking things off with fantasy, since that’s my personal favorite, and I’m giving away some great indie fantasy books. I have a copy of Colors of Fear by Hannah Heath, Steward Stories by Beth Wangler, and Women of Kern: Book One by Maris McKay, and one lucky winner will receive all three, plus Continue reading “National Indie Author Day: Fantasy Giveaway”
Sanderson’s Third Law of Magic states,
“Expand what you already have before you add something new.”
If you’re constantly coming up with new story ideas, you might also come up with a lot of different settings in which to place those stories. The question is, at what point is it appropriate to create a whole new world and when should you just build on whatever you already have?
Now, we are discussing Sanderson’s Laws of Magic. He has magic systems in mind when he presents this advice. But this “law,” at least, is applicable to much of writing and today I want to explore how it interacts with worldbuilding as a whole.
First off, why is Sanderson’s Third Law good advice for worldbuilding as a whole?
For one thing, it makes worldbuilding Continue reading “Sanderson’s Third Law: When Should You Create a New World?”
November 12th is National Indie Author Day! As an indie author who loves to support other indie authors, I jumped on the opportunity to celebrate and support indie works and I may have gone slightly overboard. That asterisk in the title is because I have events planned to span the entire almost-two-weeks between now and the 12th. And I am so excited to share them with you!
Here on the blog, the big thing is going to be Continue reading “National Indie Author Day*”