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My Writing Process...Or something like that

Hello to all and Happy Holidays!

Throughout my career I've had quite a few people message me about my writing process, so I decided to share my secrets!

Step 1. Brainstorm- Just letting the ideas glob and gel together in my brain. A good way to do this is to read a ton. It oils the gears in your head and gets the story juices flowing.

Step 2. Organize- Getting all the research stuff I need. Looking up words, cultures, histories. Creating character names, charts, profiles. Figuring out whether it's going to be a novella, novel or short story!

Step 3. Outline- Creating a basic outline for the story. Later I expand this outline to include specific dates and major scenes. I also figure out what the climax of my story is.

Step 4. Write it!!!- And I try not to just stare at the computer. I don't worry too much about editing. I just write the story as it comes to me, and pray I don't fall asleep in front of the laptop! If I have writers block I take a break and read a book, but that rarely happens once the engines are revved.

Step 5. Writing induced stress- It's inevitable. It's going to happen. Just accept it and deal with it! I deal with it by taking a hot bath and reading some good old fashioned smut.

Step 6. Edit- Editing is hard work, but it's necessary! This is the fun part where you go back and get to ask yourself a million times, "What the f%*k did I just write?"

Step 7. Submit- This is the part where you get to freak out about whether or not your manuscript will be accepted!

Step 8. Self- loathing- Congratulations, you wrote a book. Too bad you're rereading it for the seventh time and realize it's terrible.

Step 9. Acceptance- Holy crap they actually want my book?!

Step 10. Contracts- Holy crap they really DO want my book!

Congratulations. You've now completed my writing steps. Relax, rinse, and repeat! Thanks for reading my silly blog! Have a good holiday and a happy new year!!!!

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Published on December 22, 2016 21:21

Epilogue Extra

IF you've read Black Snow, there's a sexy scene in the epilogue which people have said they wish they could've seen. Well, I decided to make it happen on my blog tour. Here's the link to that blog! If you haven't read Black Snow there is a risk of spoilers! Enjoy!

http://alphabookclub.org/2016/11/07/b...Black Snow

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Published on November 19, 2016 12:25

Release day and Reviews!

Hi there! EAB here! Black Snow was released yesterday!!!!! Thank you so much for all the support! I'm happy to say that it's receiving good feedback so far, but a question I always get from writers/readers is, "how do you handle bad reviews?"

Well first off, I don't take it personally. The person reading your book doesn't know you, or the sleepless nights, possibly blood, sweat and tears you've put into your novel. All they see is the finished product and they're only judging you on that. So don't get worked up as though they're insulting you personally with a bad review.

Secondly, I look past the star rating, and actually read what they're saying. If a person rates a book one star because "they didn't like the characters". That means they've had a reaction to your characters. It's okay that they didn't like them. All characters are not likable. People in real life are not always nice and sweet and likable. It's okay that someone didn't like your character. Especially if they're not supposed to be a likable character. Reading the review can also tell you things about your story. It may have fell flat in certain places. Maybe the ending was too abrupt. Maybe the dialogue felt convoluted. A good reviewer will tell you all these things and more.

And finally, I put things into perspective. One thing I always tell myself is that "my favorite book has a one star review." (More than one but that's neither here nor there) There's not going to be a book out there that someone, somewhere, didn'tlike. It's why we have millions of books to choose from. Just because one person enjoyed your story, characters and premise, does not mean everyone will. And that is okay. There's no prize for most number of 5 star ratings on Goodreads....or if there is, I don't know about it. Lol.

So don't stress, enjoy the reviews, the connections readers have with your characters, and keep writing those love stories! Thanks again for reading, and I hope you enjoy Black Snow! Black Snow

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Published on November 08, 2016 11:08