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

“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

That special something about holiday romance—Lou Sylvre asks for your recommendations

Hi everyone! It’s me, Lou Sylvre, and I can’t believe it’s already November. You know what I didn’t do this year? I didn’t write a holiday story! I want to blog about holiday stories today, though, and I’ll get to Read more

Size Matters, Aristotle said so! (And a giveaway)

Hi! Lou Sylvre, here, glad to be back on Love Bytes after missing my chance in August. I’ve got just a short and simple post for this month, and a question for you with a prize on offer. Details at Read more