Ask the Author: Amanda DeShane
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Amanda DeShane
Sorry I only just saw this. The biggest challenge when writing for me is the frustration that comes with editing. Gotta have wine 🍷 to work through that stuff lol
Amanda DeShane
I have never had writers block because I story map each and every chapter and I plan out every character -what they look like, their character traits and more. I plan out details of my world and every scene before I start writing the full thing which means I can usually write a rough draft in roughly 3 months or less. :)
Amanda DeShane
hhmm.. That is a hard one. I would have to say bringing all my stories and alternate worlds to life. Then seeing other people fall in love with those stories.
Amanda DeShane
Never entertain the idea that you or your writing are not good enough. Hone your skills and take that first step. Learn to story map your book before you write and outline your characters. This keeps all the information you need to write your book handy as your typing away. Don't be too hard on your self. And always get your book edited properly, look over it multiple times after every change if you are self publishing. :)
Amanda DeShane
I am currently working on my book called Chronicles Of The Siren- Tidal Vortex. Here is the blurb :)
Teal got her name due to the original color of her eyes when she was found as a baby abandoned on the Wales seashore. After her adopted father is murdered when she is twelve, the woman she has always known as mother frames her for murder. After years of serving a sentence for something she never did, she is given a choice. Stay in jail and serve the rest of her sentence or go to Barbados to work it off. Picking Barbados she boards a ship to sail across the Atlantic ocean. She soon finds herself sucked into a vortex. Just when she thinks she has met her end, her lungs fill up with water and she breathes. Everything she thought she knew about herself was never true. A whole new world opens up and she’s not the only one that can breath underwater. After passing out she wakes up to a hot young man with mesmerizing green eyes and black hair who tells her they are in a different dimension. Secrets from the past reveal a human group called Nimrod that capture her species. As the pieces fall into place, people look to her to rescue their loved ones from Nimrod. Will she rescue them and find her revenge?
Teal got her name due to the original color of her eyes when she was found as a baby abandoned on the Wales seashore. After her adopted father is murdered when she is twelve, the woman she has always known as mother frames her for murder. After years of serving a sentence for something she never did, she is given a choice. Stay in jail and serve the rest of her sentence or go to Barbados to work it off. Picking Barbados she boards a ship to sail across the Atlantic ocean. She soon finds herself sucked into a vortex. Just when she thinks she has met her end, her lungs fill up with water and she breathes. Everything she thought she knew about herself was never true. A whole new world opens up and she’s not the only one that can breath underwater. After passing out she wakes up to a hot young man with mesmerizing green eyes and black hair who tells her they are in a different dimension. Secrets from the past reveal a human group called Nimrod that capture her species. As the pieces fall into place, people look to her to rescue their loved ones from Nimrod. Will she rescue them and find her revenge?
Amanda DeShane
I'm an artist and writer so I have a never ending amount of story and art ideas. I have found that I absolutely love designing my covers and making them come alive with ideas from my books.
Amanda DeShane
My most recent book that I have published is Asgard Academy:The Prophecy. I absolutely love Norse legends and when I read the legend of Fenrir the wolf the idea just sort of popped into my head. I sat and typed out all the details and then started typing away. I finished writing it in two months and took a bit to have it edited.
Amanda DeShane
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Amanda DeShane
I’m an avid reader so I have many books on my summer reading list. A few on my list are :
Heir of the Fae by Linsey Hall
War of the Gods by Meg Xuemeix
Sinful as hell by G. Bailey
Harley Merlin and the broken spell by Bella Forrest
Darklight 4: Darkblood by Bella Forrest
Heir of the Fae by Linsey Hall
War of the Gods by Meg Xuemeix
Sinful as hell by G. Bailey
Harley Merlin and the broken spell by Bella Forrest
Darklight 4: Darkblood by Bella Forrest
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