March 2012 Blog Posts (54)

Hi all,

I thought long and hard on what my thrid title was going to be for the Bedroom Wall series. I took into consideration your comments. My co-author and I did alot of going back and forth changing our minds on this. In the end though we picked the one that we loved the best and one that fit the storyline the best. We designed both covers with both titles and after looking at both of them for a couple days we have dedided to go with our first concept. So with out further ado. The…

Here are three tips from 300 Days of Better Writingabout how to understand your readers and give them what they need.

Day 110: Be prepared to work hard at your writing.

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

(Nathaniel Hawthorne)

(Please excuse the curse word. It may indicate Hawthorne’s frustration with the work necessary to produce…

Without being inspired it's almost impossible to write a book, that's why I use anything I can to be inspired, but the number one thing that inspires me is Music, every time I hear I great song a movie starts to play in my head which is the idea of the story I want to write, sometimes my pet can inspire me too, but I think music does the most for me.

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i am new to this site i am not author i want to become author i want your help i am currently writing book want to publish i want help actually i don't know how to write book but i know how to share feeling in book i cant write book as its necessary because its difficult to understand i hope any body can understand me and help me

Being an author has its good and bad points. As a creator, when the words flow its an amazing feeling that you have invented new prose to entertain and help escapism to people who do not work at their dream job.

The down side to being creative is that you're constantly nagged by ideas, stories and characters.  

Volume 3 of Severedtakes a look at what might become of some religions after the end of the world.

Opening a new book is like unwrapping a present on Christmas morning. You see a pretty dust cover over the formed cardboard like shell and you wonder what’s inside. Will it be a story to excite you or make you laugh? Will the hero be fearless and the bad guys extra evil?

Many times, the book ends up being the annual Father’s Day tie. Nothing special, same unexciting characters, standard plot with a few new twists. Once in awhile, however, you do get something shiny and fresh…

The One series continues with Trestle Press for a March release that focuses on a serious topic.

Well Ive been thinking about my third book after New Beginnings is published. I was thinking about the cover espicially and since there is a major twist that no one will see coming. Ive decided to change the title from Sins of the Father to Journey's End. So for the third book in the bedroom wall series. The official title will now be On The Bedroom Wall: Journey's End.

What ya think about my new title?

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Catherine! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you. 

A: My name is Catherine Green (real name!), and my debut novel is Love Hurts. It's a paranormal romance about a human businesswoman who falls in love with a vampire and his identical twin werewolf brother. Set in coastal Cornwall, UK, it is wild, rugged and romantic with just the…