Last week my husband and I watched the ACM awards and were glad to see Hardy and Lanie Wilson win an award for Music Event of the Year with their song, Wait in the Truck, a powerful story of domestic violence and vigilante justice. That got us talking about songs that tell great stories. NotContinue reading “Songs and Storytelling”
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A River of Crows-Lone Star Literary Life Review
Very proud to share the latest editoral review courtesy of Lone Star Literary Life. “It was cruel how tears never ran out. How the body was capable of producing them forever and ever and ever.” Parents and other adults are supposed to protect and nurture children, not use them as pawns or as a meansContinue reading “A River of Crows-Lone Star Literary Life Review”
A River of Crows-Midwest Book Review
I’m honored to share the first editorial review for A River of Crows, courtesy of D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer at Midwest Book Review: A River of Crows demonstrates that the impact of a child’s disappearance never goes away. Also vanished is the family structure and support system that dissolves under the pressure of a mystery thatContinue reading “A River of Crows-Midwest Book Review”
A River of Crows News
I’m thrilled on this Halloween Eve to announce that yesterday I signed a contract with TouchPoint Press for my sophomore novel, A River of Crows. Be sure to join my Facebook group Readers Roost to stay up to date on all the latest publishing news, cover reveals, book trailers, etc. I can’t wait to shareContinue reading “A River of Crows News”
Writers’ Imaginary Friends
“Writers aren’t exactly people … they’re a whole lot of people trying to become one person.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”- E.L. Doctorow I read an article last year with the results of a research study that found a majority of authors can hear their characters speaking to them.Continue reading “Writers’ Imaginary Friends”
Reflections on Year One
March 20th marks one year since Enemies of Doves was released! And what a year it’s been. Highs, lows, and everything in between. Looking back, I shake my head at how very little I knew about launching a book. I didn’t even take off work for my release date and had nothing scheduled for theContinue reading “Reflections on Year One”
Doves vs. Crows
While writing my debut novel, Enemies of Doves, I more or less had two moods: “This is really good!”“This is s#%!” I still have those two alternating and antithetical thoughts as I write A River of Crows. But since this is my second book, I have fun new doubts too: “Is this book as goodContinue reading “Doves vs. Crows”
The Post-Publication Blues
While I was writing Enemies of Doves, I had several authors warn me about the sadness that comes once the book is finished. After all, we’ve spent so long with our characters, it’s hard to say goodbye. While I did feel this to some extent, I was able to offset it with my quest toContinue reading “The Post-Publication Blues”
No Author is an Island
Writing is a solitary job. Eventually, you work with agents and editors to polish your book up, but the bulk of writing is done alone. As it is with most professions, the average person has no idea what goes into creating a book, or why it takes so long to do it. I recently hadContinue reading “No Author is an Island”
Paths to Publication
Since I announced my publishing contract, I’ve received many messages asking about the process of publication. Do I need an agent? How do I get a contract? Is it better just to self-publish? After getting similar questions sent to me this weekend, I decided it might make a good blog topic for all you writersContinue reading “Paths to Publication”
Shanessa Gluhm 