Authors, Kai Strand & LA Dragoni

When a book idea strikes, I usually make note of it in my book ideas document. I jot down the key points in order to remember what the heck I was thinking was so great about the idea when I return to it later. And I do return to it. When I’m ready to start a new book, if there isn’t a story nagging at me, or if I’m not about to start the next in a series, then I open my book ideas document and skim the ideas to see which one stimulates my creativity. After I’ve chosen, I go about fashioning it into what I hope is a book length idea. Unfortunately, it isn’t uncommon for a great idea to only support a novella or short story length idea. That’s always very sad. How do I fashion a novel length idea out of a couple simple thoughts? Exaggeration. I take the average idea and see where exaggeration will add interest. In my newest book, I Am Me , I felt that putting people together from two completely different social standings added to the interest. Lola’s family is w...

Can Dreams Come True? (Book One of the Cecily Taylor Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager Contemporary YA fiction Blurb: Cecily has always had a huge crush on singer Andrew Holiday and she wants to be an actress, so she tags along when her friend auditions for his new video. However, the director isn’t looking for an actress, but rather the girl next door—and so is Andrew. Cecily gets a part in the video and all of Andrew’s attention on the set. Her friend begins to see red and Cecily’s boyfriend is seeing green—as in major jealousy. A misunderstanding leaves Cecily and her boyfriend on the outs and Andrew hopes to pick up the pieces as he’s looking for someone more stable in his life than the models he’s dated. Soon Cecily begins to realize Andrew understands her more than her small-town boyfriend—but can her perfect love match really be her favorite rock star? Excerpt 1 : I started to feel anxious after lunch. After all, I had been an Andrew fan for a long t...