by Eliza | Oct 15, 2020 | Science Fiction, Writing
How The Boys and Game of Thrones Get Away With Gore How to Write Violent Sci-Fi Without Reader Backlash While the popularity of brilliant and hyper violent works like Amazon’s The Boys and HBO’s Game of Thrones rule the big screen, some science fiction and fantasy...
by Eliza | Oct 14, 2020 | Publishing, Writing
3 Submission Mistakes to Avoid I worked at a small press as a marketing manager in 2018. But before I worked there, I was actually an intern. I got the opportunity to read submissions and analyze them at that company and it was a really great opportunity for me. I had...
by Eliza | Oct 11, 2020 | Author Life, Writing
This post is a repost from Filles Vertes Publishing, posted with permission here. This post was originally written by me and posted on their platform. I meet with a lot of writers that are vehemently against eReaders. They might have a strong preference for...
by Eliza | Oct 10, 2020 | Nanowrimo, Writing
NanoWriMo Preptober Resource Round Up: This post is just as much for me as it is for you. Over the last 4 years of doing Nano, I’ve run into some really amazing (free) resources around the internet. So, I’d like to put them all in one list so that as we get ready for...
by Eliza | Oct 9, 2020 | Nanowrimo, Publishing, Writing
“Works” in Progress Update In this post, I’m going to give a quick update on some of the projects I’m working on. Possibly one will become my NaNoWriMo project for 2020. I’m getting ready to set up the pre-order for Leslie Kim #102. Now that I’ve...
by Eliza | Oct 7, 2020 | Author Life, Writing
Writers are not a notoriously healthy group. But it is possible to be a productive writer without relying on tobacco, alcohol, drugs, or unhealthy snacks. I quit smoking in 2014 and I haven’t relapsed once. I’m also working on losing weight right now. These are my...
