The following is a guest post by Kait Carson, author of Death by Sunken Treasure, the second book in the Hayden Kent Mystery series. The first book I ever wrote (now residing under my bed, but one I promise myself I will revisit one of these days), was a romance. It was called Caribbean Knights. A contemporary story despite the name set on the super romantic island of Sint Maarten. A…
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A.C. Burch
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Behind the Scenes of The HomePort Journals
The following is a guest post by A.C. Burch, author of The HomePort Journals. His new book, A Book of Revelations, will be released by HomePort Press in June of 2016. With the upcoming launch of my book of short stories, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the genesis of my first novel, The HomePort Journals. My transition from musician to author was somewhat of a distraction in those early…
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What makes a great suspense story?
The following is a guest post by Kaylin McFarren, author of Banished Threads, the third book in the Threads series. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Even though I’ve written four romantic suspense novels during the last five years, I truly don’t consider myself to be an expert in this crazy wordsmithing business. Perhaps I will after book twenty hits…
Alan S. Blood
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Rogue & Royal by Alan S. Blood
The following is a guest post by Alan S. Blood, author of Rogue & Royal. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. About the Book After the misery of Oliver Cromwell’s republican ‘Protectorate’, following the execution of Charles I, his son is restored to the throne. Britain thankfully returns to monarchy. King Charles II is different from his father….
Alexandra Sokoloff
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Visual Storytelling: Setpiece Scenes
The following is a guest post by Alexandra Sokoloff, author of Cold Moon, the third book in the Huntress series. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. I’m often told that my thrillers are extremely visual and cinematic; I’m pretty sure that the comment I get most often from readers is “I could see the whole story like a movie…
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The Best Book I (Almost) Never Wrote
The following is a guest post by Jackie Minniti, author of Jacqueline. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. I’m a firm believer that nothing important happens by chance. This belief has been validated many times as I’ve traveled through the sixty-seven years of my life, but never more than a recent experience that shed a new light on…
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To Curse or Not to Curse: That’s the Dilemma
The following is a guest post by M. E. May, author of Unscrupulous, the 5th book in the Circle City Mystery series. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. When I started writing the Circle City Mystery series, I wanted it to be realistic as the series centered on cases solved by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Police officers…
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The Sophomore Slump
The following is a guest post by Rebecca Jaycox, author of The Other Inheritance. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. You all know the term. You read the debut book in a planned series, and you’re so in love with it that you can’t wait for that second book to come out, but when you buy the sequel…
Dan Buri
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Interview with Dan Buri
Dan Buri graciously agreed to talk with Book Obsessed. His first collection of short stories, Pieces Like Pottery, was published in October 2015. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. First off, thank you for hosting me on your site, Cecile. You have a wonderful blog! This is a great place for us all to indulge in our shared love of reading and writing, isn’t it? Thank you…
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Love to Me
The following is a guest post by Louis Alan Swartz, author of Love, a special Valentine’s e-book containing 8 poems from the chapter on “Love” in Constructed of Magic. LOVE TO ME It is the passion of the first infusion and the intensity of admiration that remains with us as an enduring afterglow. As it grows and matures it becomes a steadfast support for each other, ruggedly there for the…