Being the right kind of Hero

So, this is a departure from my normal, and it’s because of a coincidence of clashing news in my life, but I hope it resonates with others in some way.  It’s about the “hero” mindset, and actually being a hero. Read more

Sue Brown: My Cover Art

When I first started in publishing I can honestly say I had no clue about what made a good cover. If I could turn back time there are certainly covers I would change. I learned gradually what worked and what Read more

Lou Hoffmann’s Sun Child Chronicles—a giveaway; And what do readers think about…? Another Lou Sylvre contest!

Hi! Lou Sylvre here, back on Love Bytes, after missing a month solely because, somehow, I (1) forgot, (2) didn’t see it on my calendar, (3) really have no legitimate excuse. I apologize, to Love Bytes, to the winner of Read more

Shame is in the Eye of the Beholder

“I have spent a good many years since–too many, I think–being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every writer of fiction and poetry who has ever published a line has been Read more

Ending a Series

I’m always a happy/ sad moment when a series comes to an end.  By that time I have spent a huge number of hours with the characters who make up that world and they are like family to me.  I’ve Read more

The “Perfect” Book Boyfriend- Monthly Guest Post: Lane Hayes

“Perfect boys only exist in books.” I saw this quote online and after immediately changing ‘boys’ to men’ I thought, “WTF?”. I don’t want to read a story about a perfect man. And I definitely don’t want to write it! Read more