Sara Lilienfeld

Yesterday, my second book, Death & Destiny in the Mountains, was published. I really can't put into words how amazing its been to witness the love and support it received already. "Blown away" doesn't even begin to cover it, so I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported my work so far. This post isn't about my overwhelming gratitude though, it's about how I spent the release day, and what my advice would be to any other authors about what to do on "the big day". First,...

A little over eighteen months ago, I wrote a post where I talked about writing resources that I discovered while working on my first book that I recommend. Well, now I've written two books, I'm in the middle of working on a third, and I've found my fair share of additional resources that I'd like to share. Today, let's go over my revised list of "to-go" websites, tools and services that I'd suggest to anyone who asked. (Some of the resources I mentioned in my initial post reappear on this...

I'm currently working on the second draft of The Arcane Codex Book 3. The title is still alluding me, but overall I now have a firm grasp of the story (mostly). As I was reading my first draft in order to take notes on it, I realized three things in quick succession: 1) the first draft was a mess, 2) it had a lot of potential, and 3) I couldn't be more excited to start Draft 2. Because, for me, there's nothing better than a messy first draft. Let me explain. Perfectionism was a big struggle...