by Kaylea Cross | Jun 21, 2009 | General
If you are an author published with a small or electronic press, I’m sure by now you’ve read about the uproar regarding RWA president Diane Pershing’s last letter in the RWR. Well known agent and author Deirdre Knight responded to her letter on ESPAN...
by Kaylea Cross | Jun 7, 2009 | General
As a writer, I think penning a series is so much easier than inventing a brand new set of characters for each book. As a reader, I love getting to know the characters and then being able to find out what happens to the same cast in later books. Some of my favorites...
by Kaylea Cross | Jun 5, 2009 | General
I received my release date for book two of my romantic suspense series with The Wild Rose Press, titled Cover of Darkness. It will be available in print and digital versions February 26th, 2010, and features Bryn McAllister, who you met in Out of Her League....
by Kaylea Cross | Jun 5, 2009 | General
Here it is–my pride and joy. Oh, you thought I meant my kids? Well, that goes without saying, but this is my special place. It’s where I escape with my iPod and putter around, dreaming up storylines and thinking of my characters. When the weather’s...
by Kaylea Cross | May 22, 2009 | General
Something I’m often asked about by new writers is how to add backstory into a manuscript without slowing the pace too much. This is an important question, because done incorrectly, backstory can halt a story in its tracks and pull the reader out of the book....
by Kaylea Cross | May 6, 2009 | General
In my efforts to lay out the story for my next novel, I’ve been researching various plotting techniques used by other writers. I figure there has to be a better way than what I’m doing. As stated in a previous entry, I am not a pantser, at least not until...
