Xlibris Writing Tips| 3 Tips for Writing Opening Lines
It has been this writer’s experience, that when it comes to novels, fiction, or books of any stripe or subject-matter, the first sentence, the opening lines can be one of the most difficult yet natural things in world. There is a certain, unquantifiable importance so many writers place upon the Opening Lines. The writer’s capacity […] READ MORE |
Author: Thomas McKinley
Xlibris Winners for Eric Hoffer Award 2018!
Xlibris is proud to announce its Winners and Honorable Mentions for the 2018 Eric Hoffer Award! The Eric Hoffer Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its inception, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author| Helen Walters, Imaginary
Xlibris Publishing introduces Helen Walters, author of Imaginary. Imaginary is about a serial killer who stalks his victims and becomes a part of their lives. Once they let him in, he tortures and kills them. He slips in and out of the shadows leaving no trace of himself until one witness survives. Now it […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author| Jaylee Balch, Seal of Power
Xlibris Publishing introduces Jaylee Balch, author of Seal of Power. Please briefly describe your book. My first book in the trilogy, is Tomas of Terra and the first time the that Realmians made contact with me, I sat entranced for hours, taking down notes and seeing into their world. What was extraordinary, was the […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| The Space Opera Genre Pt 3
Xlibris Publishing concludes with Part 3 of Xlibris Writing Tips- The Space Opera Genre. Impact Building on the elements of People and Politics brought up in the prior entry, is the spectrum of Impact. This refers to the depth and breadth which events and actions in your narrative affect your setting and the people […] READ MORE |