https://youtu.be/w4IMB_YiqfM Kayla discusses the importance of research to the writing process. If you feel writer's block coming on, do some research! Something will come to you. What writing questions do you have for us? #authortube #writingcommunity #writingtips #author
Category: Author’s Journey
Author’s Research
https://youtu.be/DhzSPXetk0A Kayla talks about her research for her new novel, and Becky shows off her "wine collection." Do you have any books you'd recommend? #booktube #booktuber #books #authortube #author
Big Author News!
https://youtu.be/-Ipwt6wvdNA ✨Big News✨ I’ve officially signed with literary agent extraordinaire, Rachel Beck, from Liza Dawson Associates. I was so blessed and blown away by Rachel and Liza’s vision for my beach mystery, their love for my characters, and their understanding of everything I intended with this novel. Thank you to everyone who’s been following me… Continue reading Big Author News!
Weekly Wine: None of this is True
https://youtu.be/XSj-WX9KXPQ Becky reviews #NoneofthisisTrue by Lisa Jewel while we enjoy some Sauvignon Blanc form  @ScoutandCellar Drink with us: https://scoutandcellar.com Read with us: https://amzn.to/4bqoc7M #booktube #bookreview #booktuber #books @bookofthemonth
A Couple of Crafts
https://youtu.be/5bkdebEJN-o Becky talks about the recent crafts she's created through her group. Want to pick up a hobby: https://www.instagram.com/waqg_quilting?igsh=dnozdGJtbmh6bnJ2 #booktube #booktuber #bookreview #books
Kayla’s Author Account
https://youtu.be/LqjJsoeW14I Kayla has a new author page under her pseudonym, Elise Burke Brown. Please follow her over there for book updates: I'm on Instagram as eliseburkebrown_author. Install the app to follow my publishing journey. https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1gwm7v5cqfbre&utm_content=tebg1kw #authortube #author #booktube #booktuber #bookstagram
Author Tips: Taking Criticism
https://youtu.be/J4V-7RqnivQ Kayla talks about the importance of taking criticism from agents and critique groups. #authortube #author #authorinterview
Author’s Tips: NaNoWriMo
https://youtu.be/j1XnAuakuJw Kayla gets candid about her #nanowrimo2023 experience and gives some tips to help you face the #challenge Side note: For those of you who have beat the Nano Challenge. Don't go sending it out to agents willy-nilly. We will discuss this in a future video. #authortube #author #books #NaNoWriMo
Author Interview: Baron Birtcher
https://youtu.be/FPXqtT5OCdw Today the bees interview Baron Bircher for their first author interview. Kayla reviewed his novel, RECKONING, back at the beginning of September, and it was fantastic! Here's the synopsis: Ty Dawson is a small-town sheriff with big-city problems, in this riveting crime thriller from the award-winning author of Fistful of Rain. As lawman, rancher,… Continue reading Author Interview: Baron Birtcher
Writing Tips: Avoiding the Info-Dump
https://youtu.be/_8-s5bzeeiA Today we're talking about one of the most common mistakes new author's make and that is the dreaded "info dump." I was on a panel at Killer Nashville, and one of the questions asked at the panel was, "What is the most common mistake new writers make?" I answered that I thought writing unlikeable… Continue reading Writing Tips: Avoiding the Info-Dump