by Kate Quinn | Sep 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
The reason everything is tidy is because my husband is gone. Now, he’s not a slob–the faucets in our bathrooms are shined to pass a Navy inspection, and he actually reproaches me if I do the vacuuming without him–but clean and tidy are two very...
by Kate Quinn | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do any of these 10 things seem familiar? Then you were (or have given birth to) a bookworm child. 1. An advanced ability to walk while reading. Forget those skits where the kid walks book-first into a glass door. A true bookworm child can navigate a full schoolbus...
by Kate Quinn | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are a billion blog posts out there about how to write a book, how to market a book, how to sell a book. How to up your word-count; how to make your characters pop; how to hook an agent. There’s not so much about how to be happy as a writer. How to live...
by Kate Quinn | May 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Beta readers: to use, or not to use? I’m a fan, and I’ve found that it’s good to have different beta-readers who you look to for different things. Such as: 1. The Expert. This reader might change from book to book, depending on what you need fact-checked,...
by Kate Quinn | May 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
The historical genre can sometimes abound with wafty heroines – moody princesses and soulful courtesans and sighing queens. If you’re tired of reading about these virginal ninnies, then Stephanie Thornton is the author for you, because her historical...