by Dacia | Mar 21, 2022 | Author
by Dacia | Feb 15, 2022 | Author, writing
PreOrder the Book Drafting Journal for 25% OFF! Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) The Book Drafting Journal: Fiction Edition An All-In-One place to keep your novel idea with embedded building blocks to blast you through your writing process. This is a workbook....
by Dacia M. Arnold | Nov 26, 2021 | Author, Mom, SuperWoman, writing
Have you ever had an idea for a book, but no clue what to do with it? You Could Use a Writing Coach Before I was an author, I was a girl with a GED, an idea, and a boat load of moxy. I learned a quick lesson about the writing world. When it comes to...
by Dacia | Aug 25, 2023 | Book Review
Review of Billy and the Cloneasaurus Author: Stephen Kozeniewski Genre: Horror Length: 200 pages Author’s Site: Manuscript Burn Amazon Link: Purchase Here (or on his website) Summary: Six billion identical clones make up the entire population of Earth, and...
by Dacia | Aug 24, 2023 | Book Review
Review of You’re Mine Author: Somer Canon Genre: Horror Length: 308 pages Author’s Site: Somer Canon Amazon Link: Purchase Here (or on her website) Summary: Insecure misfit Ioni Davis never thinks she’ll find love in her sleepy West Virginia hometown. Then...
by Dacia | Jan 19, 2023 | writing
Can’t get published without a following. Can’t get a following without publishing. What is a new writer to do? Build an author website. Build Your Following with a Professional Author Website. In today’s publishing market, it can be difficult for debut authors to get...
by Dacia | Oct 5, 2022 | How to Write a Book
In my “How to Write a Book” blog series, I have given this instruction repeatedly. If you want to write well, writers MUST read. Writers Must Read In short, writers should read everything they can get their hands on, but starting with your own bookshelf is the most...
by Dacia | Sep 28, 2022 | How to Write a Book
Determining what literary genre your story falls in might seem like a mind-boggling mystery to some, but if you struggle to place your book into a specific category, your target audience may never know you exist. Determine Your Genre I despise being placed in a box...
by Dacia | Sep 27, 2022 | Book Review
Review of Tales My Grandmother Told Me Author: Heather Miller Genre: Horror Length: 228 pages Author’s Site: Heather Miller Amazon Link: Purchase Here Summary: When I was a little girl, my grandmother would tell me stories. Stories of thieves and murderers,...
by Dacia | Aug 31, 2022 | How to Write a Book
One of the first questions I ask new writers is, “Why?”. Why are you writing a book? When we get the itch to pursue this path, we rarely sit back and ask what we want to get out of the experience of writing a novel. Often, we don’t bother with the why until we get...
by Dacia | Aug 25, 2022 | How to Write a Book
Unlike eating an elephant, writing a book is far more involved than writing 80,000 words one at a time. While the stamina required can seem overwhelming, rest assured anyone can write a book, including you. How to Write a Book You write a book one word at a time....
by Dacia | Aug 9, 2022 | Dystopian Mom
I received a message this morning from a former colleague. My friend was killed last night. After the army, he became a deputy sheriff. He was shot responding as a SWAT officer. The gunman killed himself. Today is a weird day. I haven’t spoken to him in eight years,...
by Dacia | Aug 9, 2022 | Dystopian Mom
Damn this is hard. Not only is it hard. I am the only one who cares. And I don’t just mean trash. In theory, we have a plan for all types of trash, but diligence is required. I found, even after “Trash Class”, I am having to go behind everyone and either put the trash...
