Top Wire: All About Authors

The next author in the spotlight, 6 - Time Author, Grahame Peace. With his latest book, A Journey into Fashion: The Dressing Room. TW : What is your writing process? GP : I am disciplined in terms of how I write; I write most days for several hours. I also, do a lot of research for my books in terms of facts and history; although my books are fiction and fantasy, I want them to be as historically and factually accurate as possible. TW : How difficult was it to write your story? GP : I’m currently working on my seventh book, which is the fifth in my Ghost from the Molly-House series. Each book in the series gets harder to write in terms of coming up with new ideas. That’s why historical research is so important; it often drives the concept for a new story or stories. My stories are set in different time periods, places, and countries. TW : What is your hope for this project? GP : Hopes? That people will like it, enjoy it, spread word of my work, and want to read th...

Our next Spotlight is Child Author, Kami Love, author of Kami's Spa Party. TW : What is your writing process? KL : My writing process begins with prayer, followed by my headphones and different music to get my creativity flowing. TW : How difficult was it to write your story? KL : It was not difficult at all! TW : What are your hopes for this project? KL : Joy, I also hope for more speaking opportunities. TW : Do have plans for writing more books? KL : Yes, I have plans to write at least two more stories. TW : What is your favorite genre of books and do you plan on venturing in those areas? KL : Fiction, this book is in my favorite genre. TW : What do you want readers to know about you? KL : I am very cool and very smart. TW : Do you have a favorite author or book? KL : My favorite book is Arthur. TW : What is the most difficult part of your artistic process? KL : The most difficult part was publishing and editing. TW : How has ...

When I first started my journey as an author, I had no blueprint. I just started with a Google search and compiled all my research. With this research, there were techniques that worked and quite a few that were a waste of time. There's so much information and it can be overwhelming to find what you need and steps to get started. Here are 9 Tips that I used to help me on my journey to becoming a published author. Tip 1 - Know Your Audience If you're writing for a hobby, continue to write and journal and let it all out. However, if you are writing to become published, you must know your audience. Questions I ask myself when starting a project: What’s their demographics? Who will this impact? What will they learn? Why do they need it? Tip 2 – Know Your Genre Knowing your genre is just as important as knowing your audience. You need to study the genre you want to write. It will make things easier for you and keep your audience happy! Tip 3 - W...