For wide authors, there's a great new tool called KoboPlus. It works like Kindle Unlimited without the exclusivity requirement. Instead of being paid by the pages read, you're paid by the time spent. There's a generic setting in the algorithm that sets expected read...
First, what are blurbs? They're summaries of a book or film, intended to persuade / encourage readers to pick up the book. A good blurb can make or break your story. A tagline is a one or two sentence hook for the story. A synopsis is the full story setup, spoilers...
In any story, plot is the spine, the various settings are its bones, conflict is its muscle, and characters are its flesh and beauty. Together, they create a framework on which to build a beautiful story full of living, breathing characters. Here are some basic tips...
How to Add Emotion One of my favorite tips about increasing the emotional aspect of a story is to layer aspects of emotion into the setting. Readers will pick up on it and feel what the character feels. For example, in the opening of my book Forged in Fire, here's the...
When your king is immortal—and your ex—how do you guard your heart? Breakups are hard, and Luc's immortal ex allows no lifetime to pass without trying to win him back. That's not happening, but despite Pietas being the jealous sort and manipulative, he's also the...
An immortal alpha male. An illegal, near-blind rock musician. Twelve thousand years’ worth of dirty hidden lies. And a galaxy full of secrets... Luc is the most powerful man in an intergalactic empire of 22 planets—but he’s alone, life after life. Izzorah survives by...
Izzorah has always been a Kin, part of a human-like race of fierce, rugged felines. Now he's a brand-new immortal too. When he learns the truth about his fiancé’s immortality—and his own—the familiar world he knew vanishes. He must undergo a hunt designed by the...
Tweets Is your character seething with anger? From glaring daggers to clenching fists, explore how physical symptoms can enhance your character's emotional journey @KayelleAllen #Writing #AmWriting #Authors Passive or aggressive? Unleash the fury of your characters...
First, what are blurbs? They're summaries of a book or film, intended to persuade / encourage readers to pick up the book. A good blurb can make or break your story. Writing a blurb creates its own drama, but after you finish it, what do you do with the thing? Writers...
Book Brew Lovey-Dovey: Surrender Love by Kayelle Allen – An immortal alpha male. An illegal, near-blind musician. And 12,000 years of lies…
