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“They say that right before you die your whole life flashes before you – a medley of your own personal greatest hits. Well then, I must be about to live, because events that haven’t happened yet are constantly pushing themselves into my head.”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“There are two types of visions. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be stopped. Now more than ever, I wish I could tell them apart.”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help.”
― Emlyn Chand, Honey the Hero

“Note to self: don’t throw things at girls.”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“Wait," Honey said to herself, as she realized something amazing. "I’m already an excellent flyer. Maybe I can fight crime too.”
― Emlyn Chand, Honey the Hero

“Hey, ants!" she shouted. "Please help. Anteater is very hungry, but cannot find any food.”
― Emlyn Chand, Honey the Hero

“Her eyes burrow into my forehead like greedy grubs that want to feed off my private thoughts.”
― Emlyn Chand, Open Heart

“Do good. That’s all any of us can do.”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“Her voice floats past me, swaying rhythmically, creating the sweetest song imaginable”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“I’ve said it before, and by gosh, I’ll say it again — don’t be afraid to toot your own horn.”
― Emlyn Chand

“As always, Google—or any other search engine of your choice—is another great source of information, search “how to write” + your genre, and see what comes up.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Inspirational fiction is the proper name for religious or Christian fiction. These stories feature God-fearing characters—predominantly Christian—who live according to the values of their faith or who, after making a series of unfortunate mistakes, experience a profound conversion to that lifestyle.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“the most difficult ideas the farthest away.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“I recommend against playing music or television shows in the background. You don’t want to let the way they tell their stories impact how you think about your style or methods.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Whether brainstormed or borrowed, record each exciting idea onto an index card. You’re welcome to fill the index card up completely, or you can simply write the main hook for each idea, before moving onto the next.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“The paranormal genre does not require vampires, werewolves, or fey. It only requires a hidden supernatural underbelly to the real world as we know it. Urban fantasy is another variation of the paranormal genre, featuring similar themes and elements but amidst the backdrop of a metropolitan area. Paranormal stories can take place anywhere.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“The mystery genre kind of defines itself. Stories in this genre revolve around a central puzzle that the protagonist—and readers along with him—must solve.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“How should readers feel while reading your writing? How will readers feel once they reach the end? How do your characters relate to one another? What ties them together? Why do you write? What do you want to show the world?”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“The reason for it was simple. They’d written for one audience but marketed to another.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“spiritual in nature or clean and wholesome, but the type of reader who’d enjoy my books about angels, love, and family would very much have these expectations.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“becoming an author means becoming a small—or large—business owner.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Two types of prophecies exist. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be prevented. We can't know which is which.”
― Emlyn Chand, Farsighted

“And no more should they shell out several bucks for a “comprehensive” eBook guide, when they really only need the content presented in a single chapter.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Experimental. While transgressive fiction is all about breaking society’s rules, experimental fiction often breaks the rules of writing. This isn’t the result of sloppy plotting or editing, but deliberate planning.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“You’re Probably Writing Middle Grade Middle Grade fiction is written largely with the tween community in mind. Characters are generally between the ages of twelve and fifteen, and page counts start to climb closer to those of full-length novels. These stories often feature coming-of-age stories as their protagonists are going through the emotional and confusing stage of puberty. Popular middle grade books include Diaries of a Wimpy Kid as well as the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Science fiction is an incredibly diverse genre. From space operas to alternate histories to steampunk, the boundaries of this genre reach as far as the author’s imagination. The only hard and fast rule is the world, actions, characters, inventions, and plot must be scientifically plausible.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Doesn’t it feel great to have eight ideas you love written down and spread out on the table before you? I’ll forgive you if you took a quick break from reading to do a little freestyle writing, but we really need to get back to business so you can discover your brand and move on to writing even bigger and better things.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“one brand, one name. Determining your brand and building an author platform take a lot of work, so it’s best not to recreate the wheel.”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“Boiled your brand down to a single sentence and to three brand buzz words Determined whether you need a new pen name Formed a plan for your evolving interests and abilities And, most importantly, discovered what readers will love about your writing!”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors

“So how do you know if you need a pen name?”
― Emlyn Chand, Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors