TLBTV: Lorana Writes The World – With Guest Author – Phil Burrows

Lorana Writes The World … A Discussion with Author Phil Burrows

By Show Host: Lorana Hoopes

One thing I have often heard as a writer is that you should read a lot of books in the genre you want to write. While this is very good advice because some genres have specific rules to them, Phil Burrows has a caveat to that.

Though he grew up reading Sci-fi books and loving them, he hasn’t read one since writing his. His reason? He doesn’t want to repeat any story lines. This is also crucial.

We are all influenced by what we see, hear, or read, and if we only read in the genre we are writing in, then we will begin to think in similar plot lines and fail to write an original book, but there must be a balance.

If you have no idea about the genre you want to write in, you must get some ideas to know what audiences who read those books are looking for. You can’t for instance curse in a Christian book or your audience will be turned off and you must have a Happily Ever After if you are writing a romance.

Phil has some other great insights in this interview. Plus, it is just fun to hear his accent. For Phil’s books, you can visit the post on my web-page: Mineran Influence Book Blast and Review. All of his links are there, so you can follow him or contact him or buy his books.

 

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Happy reading, and we’ll see you next time here at TLBTV Presents “Lorana Writes the World!”

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About the Author/Host: Lorana Hoopes is  a The Liberty Beacon Project (TLB) Contributing Author and TLBTV Host. Lorana brings a solid background in education, teaching our children, as a published author, and many other talents into this project. Follow the active links to many great articles, commentaries and shows from Lorana.

Read more TLB articles and see archived shows by Lorana HERE

Don’t forget to stop by and check out Lorana’s Heartbeat Romance series. The Power of Prayer and Where It All Began have been revised to give more of a happy ending and book 4: A Father’s Love is coming soon.

You can find Lorana’s Heartbeats series, newly redone to fit snugly in the Christian Romance section at The Heartbeat Collection. Her new children’s early chapter book, This Wishing Stone can be found there as well. And if you’d like a free novella, you can sign up for Lorana’s newsletter at Lorana Hoopes’s author page.

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