In PART ONE we covered: writer friends and having a thick skin. So what's in store for part two? The first thing on the list is that authors need patience. However exciting it is to finish that novel, you have to make sure the story is fully done before you submit to a publisher or [...]
Author: Angela Christina Archer
Welcome to my little corner of the internet! So who am I? Well, it’s quite simple actually. I’m a history-lovin’ author who writes in her fuzzy pants and loves her cats and her horses. My stories have a pinch of sweetness, a dash of spice, and a dollop of history.
How to Survive being an Author (Part One) #writing #amwriting #author #writerslife
A couple of months ago someone shared a link to a blog post about how to survive being an author. Of course, once I saw the title I clicked on it, expecting either a really good article with some tips or perhaps some light-hearted funny antidotes on how to survive this crazy career. So which [...]
You Got What No One Else Wanted . . . #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy #paranormal
"I got what I wanted. ~ Penny Chenery "You got what no one else wanted." ~ Hollis Chenery There are two movies that I can pop in at any time and my youngest will jump for joy, curl up on the couch, and watch from beginning to end. One of them is any of the [...]
Ruin is a Gift. Ruin leads to Transformation #writing #author #amwriting #romance #fantasy #contemporary
When the movie Eat Pray Love came out there was one scene and one quote that struck me so deeply, I've used it several times over the years, whether as a quote to myself or to a friend who was going through a particularly hard situation. "A friend took me to the most amazing place the other [...]
Reader Entitlement: How far is too far? #amwriting #writing #author
A couple of months ago I wrote a post asking authors how they would feel if Hollywood screwed up their books when making it into a movie. The topic came to mind sometime after the announcement that the last Divergent movie was shelved and would be turned into a TV series instead. I've always been [...]
Things you should never say to an Author #writing #amwriting #author #romance
Every so often I hear a phrase, whether it's said to me or I see another author comment about what someone said to them on social media, that just makes me want to shake my head. Of course, these people aren't really privy to the reasons that their words bug us so much, seeing as they [...]
Do you need to “reset” yourself? #writing #amwriting #author #romance
"Do you ever feel you've become the worst version of yourself?" No? I guess it must be just me then. About a month ago, I woke up one morning and I just knew I needed to "RESET MYSELF". I'd had a pretty stressful and hurtful week before, and I knew that if I didn't change not [...]
Like for a Like: The Fake, The Phony, and The Counterfeit #writing #amwriting #romance #author
Ask any newbie author or any seasoned author, "What was one important piece of advice given to you?" and more often than not the answer will be "build your platform early, like before you even publish your novel, build your platform early." Websites, blogs, Twitter, Facebook Author Pages, Street Teams, Google+, Instagram, go, go, go [...]
“Beautifully written western historical romance!”
Men. Either they want to kill her or they want to love her. Ava De La Vega lives exactly how she desires. She travels between her gold mines in Nevada and the fanciest hotel in San Francisco, spending her fortune in the city on fine wines, decadent meals, and the company of attractive young men [...]
Thanks for the Free Book . . . Sucker! #author #writing #amwriting #romance #fantasy
There is a new marketing and promotional trend for authors that is growing in popularity. How long it's been growing I'm not sure, as I was only introduced to it a couple of months ago, but whatever, it's growing. So what is this trend? Giving away full copies, or parts of your novels, or short stories on [...]
When does the story end? #writing #amwriting #romance #fantasy #paranormal #author
Several months ago, I came across a blog that asked this question: "Epilogues do we need them?" In the blog, the author went on to say . . . "Romance novels have a very strict structure. Depending on the romance publisher, the prescribed format can be even stricter. The general rule is that once the [...]
Step away from the computer . . . #writing #amwriting #family #author #blessings
For this month's Wednesday Blessing, I'm reflecting on time. In the last several months, I've grown accustomed to one thing: sitting in front of my computer for more hours of the day than I wanted. I supposed wanted is the wrong word, because in all honesty, wanted implies that I had no choice in the [...]
Trolls exist . . . it’s true, they steal your socks! #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy
Any author who has novels on the market knows about "those reviews". You know those bad reviews where you just know that the person sitting on the other side of the screen typed those nasty-beyond-nasty words just out of spite. Maybe they know you personally or met you in a public place and without meaning to [...]
Behaving Badly ~ The Curse of the Internet Rant #writing #amwriting #author #selfpublishing #wednesdayblessings
Today, I'm reflecting on grace. I remember a fire storm erupting a couple of years ago over one author's rant against JK Rowling. In the article, author Lynn Shepherd bashed the famed Harry Potter creator and all her fans. Suffice it say this attack didn't bode well for Ms. Shepherd's career, and with the hate mail she received and [...]
They Hated the Movie #writing #amwriting #romance #fantasy #paranormal #author
One afternoon while watching Saving Mr. Banks (the Disney movie based off the trials that Walt Disney had to overcome with P.L. Travers in order to make Mary Poppins) I got to thinking about how many other authors have hated the movie versions of their novels. What? An author hated that their novels were made into movies? Isn't [...]
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