Do you have a preference for good or evil sides to win? Interesting question, yes? Would you say it depends on the story? And that is key—why do we love good vs evil books so much? Especially in YA fiction and epic fiction? It’s a hard question to answer, even when you’re an author like…
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Change of Chaos – Awarded 5 STARS!
FROM READERS' FAVORITE Author's new book receives a warm literary welcome. Readers' Favorite announces the review of the fiction/fantasy/epic book, "Change of Chaos" by Jacinta Jade, which is currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0798G7MLR. Readers' Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers…
What the hell? Why did the author do that?!
"You know, sometimes people say to me, 'Why do you choose to write that creepy stuff?' And I usually say, 'What makes you think I have a choice?'" — Stephen King Thank you, Stephen King, for such a great quote. I’m starting to get a similar sort of feedback already from readers. To avoid any spoilers…
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Getting a book to the publishing stage
I guarantee you, once you have read this post, you’ll never look at the books in a book store in the same way again. Why? Because I’m about to tell you about the big revelation I had in the lead up to publishing my first book, Change of Chaos. Simply, it’s that it takes a…
Finding inspiration
I think it's interesting that people I talk to who want to write, but aren't actually doing so, have a common saying that they use; 'I wouldn't know what to write about.' Or another response I get is, 'I wouldn't know where to start.' Fair enough. But it's not a lasting excuse. Write anything. Write…
Why write this book?
"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." -Toni Morrison So I thought this quote was an excellent place to start for my first blog post, as it's an excellent statement and is probably at the heart of why I decided to write…
