Author Archives: Glennis Browne (Annie Browne)

My manuscript has gone its merry way to the place where completed manuscripts end up! With the publisher. Time for a preview? It’s now time…. Here we go…. Read on ‘Daniel, do it. Take your life into your own hands’, it mocks him, laughing as it taunted.   ‘This isn’t the freedom I’m after!’ His cryContinue reading “The Fortune Seekers preview”

Author Richard Gilbert’s blog, Draft No. 4, explores storytelling in creative nonfiction and fiction, with special emphasis on style, structure, and use of self in narrative prose. via Draft No. 4 — Discover

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Create memorable characters….guest blogg Do we always have to create memorable characters? No. It depends on the genre. In an all-action thriller focused on pace and plot, everyone but the key players can be wafer-thin. They’re disposable. The same is often true of detective fiction, even the quality sort. In John Dickson Carr’s famous ‘lockedContinue reading “Creating Memorable Characters…”

Today life rushed at me. Shocked me. Waking me into reality. Reminding me of what I already know, but forget easily. I am reminded – Life is like a flickering candle.  One moment brightly shining, keeping our dreams and schemes alive;  – exciting,  – our lives full of hope. The next moment, an unexpected windContinue reading “The Candle Fickers”

Well, here we go… One BIG question, How does an unknown author with an un heard of title have any opportunity to sell her first book and test it on the market?  * promote to family and friends and hope a few will be interested enough to buy a copy.  * form friends with fellowContinue reading “It’s time to put my money where my mouth is”

This morning I learned of the importance of knowing my ‘brand’. Of becoming familiar and identifiable to your readers. And trusted.  Trusted that what you write will contain the essence of what you have always written, – that which attracts them to your words. Which makes using their time to read your words, worthwhile.  TheContinue reading

My husband’s dress shoes. Honestly, this is the truth! You may call them thongs if you are an Australian (but us Kiwi’s know thongs to be a very scanty panty – nothing more than a thong.) If you are English, you may be calling them flip flops…ok, they do make a floppy-floppy noise if youContinue reading “Ramblings of a blogger…”

Finding my genre…is that the idea when blogging? Seems the case, if a blogger desires to have readers interested in following her ramblings. OK Got it. My genre, my focus, my interest area is… Source: Learning how to blog