by toby | Sep 10, 2014 | The Writing Life
Writing fast and hard is how I roll. People ask me how I can do so many books in a year—by the end of 2014 I will have written five (not all in print yet.) I tell them this: writing is like a muscle, and the more you use it the stronger it gets. Many people are...
by toby | Aug 7, 2014 | The Writing Life
I’m writing a great multi-book love story, and it’s not in the romance genre. Writing is an evolution, a gradual reveal of all we will become as authors, and when I first started the Lei Crime Series with Blood Orchids, I knew I wanted to write about a damaged,...
by toby | Jul 31, 2014 | The Writing Life
Emily Kimelman is unleashed! With a bestselling line of distinctively-branded female-sleuth-with-dog books, she's putting her Sidney Rye mystery series on the map. Every now and again, I pick up a book and go,” AHA. This is a book and author my readers will...
by toby | Jul 8, 2014 | The Writing Life
Dark Lava by Toby Neal is here! This one's a doozy, folks! Comments from Advance Copy Readers are dominated by “WOW, I didn't see that coming!” Here's a few quotes: “Another awesome page turner! Loved it. WOW the turns this took, I was getting...
by toby | May 28, 2014 | The Writing Life
I have a simple criteria for a blog I really love: I get it in my email inbox. In fairness, some of these folks are “hybrids” with both indie and trad pub writing…but they are all worth keeping up with, for different reasons. These Top Indie Blogs to Follow are gems...
by toby | Apr 25, 2014 | The Writing Life
Yesterday I totally enjoyed this post on ShelfPleasure by Holly Robinson: Pity the Poor Writer's Husband. I chuckled and decided I wanted to write up my version, and knew just the “male perspective” writer to ask to guest blog about his longsuffering...