Two Questions to Ask Characters (and some excerpts from Lou Sylvre’s WIPs)

Hello! I’m Lou Sylvre, back again, this time to talk a little bit about characters and questions, or actually two questions for characters. I wrote last month about how I plot to pants and pants over my plotting. Here’s a Read more

Lou Sylvre and Lou Hoffmann, the Plotting Pantser Twins

Hello! I can’t believe it’s already my day to post on Love Bytes. I can’t hold on to the PC for long, today, as Lou Hoffmann (who might also be me) needs to focus on a YA fantasy write—book 4 Read more

Quick fly-by post by Lou Sylvre (recommending other people’s books)

Hey, everybody! I’m waving hello as I pass by this month, as always grateful to Love Bytes for giving me a spot. First, the winner of the Gift Certificate from last month’s giveaway is ELF. Thanks to each one of Read more

“Community” My Watchword for 2018 (and another easy Lou Sylvre giveaway—win a $10 GC!)

Hello, and thank you for stopping by. It’s nothing new that I’m all about ideas of community. I grew up in a bygone era in working-class neighborhoods where people knew each other and took care of each other because despite Read more

Three Things I Love About Being an Author

Hey, it’s Lou Sylvre, here to start off 2018 with a Love Bytes post. Today, let’s talk about what makes us happy. I’ll start. There’s a lot to love about being an author. I’m going to tell you three of Read more

A good read is a great escape—a monthly post by Lou Sylvre

Hi! I’m back for my last post of 2017 here on Love Bytes. I can’t believe the year has flown so quickly once again. Down the page a bit, I’m going to blather about my opinion on what makes a Read more