Fellow indy author Carol Davis recently issued a call for guest bloggers to write on the theme of family. She accepted my offer to help. The result was, “On the Nature of Family.” Drop by, say hello to Carol, and enjoy her blog. Don’t forget to check out her books, which look awesome! *** The…Continue reading News Roundup
Author: Lucy Varna
Now Available: The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3)
Today is the day! The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3) is now available for purchase as an e-book through Amazon.com. The print edition is available through Amazon and CreateSpace, and should be available soon through Barnes & Noble. I had so much fun working on Bobby and Indigo’s story. If you’ve missed some of my on-going discussions, visit the…Continue reading Now Available: The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3)
Say Yes: Writing about a Single Mom
I received a present in my inbox this afternoon. L.J. Anderson, the wonderful designer behind the covers for my Daughters of the People Series, sent me the preliminary print cover for Say Yes, which will be released hopefully in the first half of next year. Isn’t it gorgeous? Makes me want to go to the beach,…Continue reading Say Yes: Writing about a Single Mom
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If you’ve been poking around the website and noticed a few buy links gone missing, be warned that I’m currently removing most of my titles from other outlets and concentrating them at Amazon, at least for a while. At the moment, I have thirteen titles published under two names (not counting non-fiction). By the end…Continue reading News Roundup
Richard Writes Romance
Richard, who is my all-around good guy and occasional editor, keeps talking smack about writing a romance. He’s all, well, if I were writing this, I’d say… Or, my personal favorite, he’ll start his version of my stories with, Sven came in flush from his tennis lesson. Tonight, after hearing for the umpteenth time how he would…Continue reading Richard Writes Romance
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I give a lot of thought to the stories I write and how and when I present them. For the past few weeks (until about a week ago), I’ve been working on plotting, researching, and beginning “Second Chance Christmas,” which I was supposed to release around Thanksgiving. This one is simply not gelling, which means…Continue reading News Roundup
Excerpt from The Enemy Within
Here’s an excerpt from the soon-to-be-released title, The Enemy Within (Daughters of the People, Book 3), featuring Bobby Upton, son of Rebecca the Blade, and Indigo Dupree. I’ve already placed the first scene of this story on the book’s page. To prolong the suspense for those who want to wait for the book’s release on 3 October,…Continue reading Excerpt from The Enemy Within
Evolution of a Cover
As part of my ever-expanding attempt to grow as an author and learn about the book industry, I am constantly reading, absorbing lessons from other writers, studying my own tactics and reformulating them, and, yes, re-thinking the stories I write and how I’ve presented them, including the covers. For example, does a particular cover accurately…Continue reading Evolution of a Cover
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The GoodReads giveaway of ten paperback copies of Light’s Bane ended two days ago. All copies have now been mailed to the winning entrants. Many thanks to those who entered the giveaway and a hearty congratulations to the winners. I hope you enjoy this one! *** The Enemy Within is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com. It should also…Continue reading News Roundup
Indie Author Shout-Out: Rosalind James
Today’s post was supposed to be about something very different, but when I heard that Rosalind James hit her two-year anniversary as a self-publisher today, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to post about her instead. Rosalind is one of those authors who always has her hand out to help other people. Because of her and those like…Continue reading Indie Author Shout-Out: Rosalind James