When 17 year old Beth Thomas receives a text from her boyfriend of five years, James, she thinks that her world has completely come to an end. He needs space and decides to end their relationship. She wants to give him the space he needs, but when the first day of school arrives, she finds …
If All Else Fails…
Sometimes, the best way to find out whether or not your book would sell to your target audience is to hand books out to your target audience. This past week I had the opportunity to share an excerpt from my book, The Necklace, with my 7th grade ELA class. I had 2 copies of the book …
Update on the latest WIP
This weekend I had the chance to work on my WIP. Before I had stated that it would be ready by October 1st; however, I think it will be October 7th before it is ready and available for purchase. I really want to make sure that it is the best that it can possibly be …
Postponing my new WIP
Due to recent events (namely my change in jobs), I will be postponing the launch of my new WIP. I had hoped to have it completed and ready for publication, but I cannot possibly provide you, the reader, with a quality product and provide my students with quality lessons. From the way things are looking, …
Where do you find inspiration?
Inspiration for writing a book can usually be found in your purpose. Why are you writing this book? Why are you writing that essay… paper… article…short story? Before you can draw on your inspiration, you have to decide what it is that you want to say. Do you want to make a statement about the …
New WIP and a lesson in Point of View
I have a new work in progress. I decided that my new book would be a Young Adult, because I enjoy writing them so much. Oh. And because my readers enjoy reading them! I am not going to give out a title just yet, but I will say that this book will be very different …
What a difference a year makes
One year ago today, I did the one thing that I never thought that I would do: publish my work. My first book was published on August the 15th, 2012, and I know the person who purchased the first book. I’ve come a long way in a year. It has been a learning process and …
Wattpad
I just signed up on Wattpad. I hope to use that platform to get early feedback on some of my work, especially a few things that I have worked on and put aside because I was not sure there was an audience for that particular genre. We will see how it goes! 🙂 http://www.wattpad.com/user/mlthurston
New YA novel on the back burner
I am halfway through the first draft of my current novel and I decided this morning to take the time to ruminate on my next project. As much as I would like to work on the Deirfiur series, I have another novel that I would like to work on first. Originally, I had planned for …
Racing Toward Love by Suzanne Mitchell
If you love to read romance books, or if you love racing (dirt track racing gal like myself) then you will love reading this book by Suzanne Mitchell. Her book, Racing Toward Love, is about a widow who finds love again. Synopsis:Widow Fran Millen takes her daughter to the local dirt race track to ease …