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1 " Note to self: don’t throw things at girls. "
― Emlyn Chand , Farsighted (Farsighted, #1)
2 " You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help. "
― Emlyn Chand , Honey the Hero
3 " They say that right before you die your whole life flashes before you – a medley of your own personal greatest hits. Well then, I must be about to live, because events that haven’t happened yet are constantly pushing themselves into my head. "
4 " There are two types of visions. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be stopped. Now more than ever, I wish I could tell them apart. "
5 " Her eyes burrow into my forehead like greedy grubs that want to feed off my private thoughts. "
― Emlyn Chand , Open Heart (Farsighted, #2)
6 " Do good. That’s all any of us can do. "
7 " Hey, ants!" she shouted. "Please help. Anteater is very hungry, but cannot find any food. "
8 " Wait," Honey said to herself, as she realized something amazing. "I’m already an excellent flyer. Maybe I can fight crime too. "
9 " Two types of prophecies exist. Those that will happen no matter what, and those that can be prevented. We can't know which is which. "
10 " I’ve said it before, and by gosh, I’ll say it again — don’t be afraid to toot your own horn. "
― Emlyn Chand
11 " Her voice floats past me, swaying rhythmically, creating the sweetest song imaginable "
12 " As always, Google—or any other search engine of your choice—is another great source of information, search “how to write” + your genre, and see what comes up. "
― Emlyn Chand , Discover Your Brand: A Do-It-Yourself Branding Workbook for Authors (Novel Publicity Guides to Writing & Marketing Fiction 1)
13 " Defining Your Brand Now, answer these ten questions about your remaining idea cards as a whole. This time, write down your answers. Be sure to use your writing super powers, answering each question with rich and vibrant detail. What are the two to three genres you chose? Why were you drawn to write these genres in particular? Who is the target reader you defined in Chapter 4? Are there any recurrent time periods or settings across multiple ideas? Are there any recurrent situations? Are there any recurrent themes or symbols? "
14 " A common misconception is women’s fiction is synonymous with romance. That is so not true. "
15 " I used a combination of my brand sentence and my three buzz words to create the title and tagline for my author website, which is “The Hidden World of Melissa Storm: Author of Sweet, Speculative Fiction for Women. "
16 " It’s not ideal, but if you can’t adapt your outliers and you can’t—or don’t feel like—starting over with a new alias, move forward with your new brand front and center. "
17 " reviews. "
18 " If you can answer “yes” to any of these questions, you can fit it into your larger brand. Does this idea appeal to the same desires (ex: sex, adventure) as your other ideas? Does this idea evoke the same emotions as your other ideas? Does this idea have the same lesson, theme, or take-away as your others? Does this idea target the same age group as your other ideas? Is this idea written in the same style as your others (ex: short and punchy, beautifully descriptive)? "
19 " If you have two, great! "
20 " The horror genre really makes the reader feel, and usually that feeling is terror. In horror, the antagonist is every bit as—if not more—important than the protagonist. "
