Writing for the Love

Fantasy Author Shayla Cole I'm pleased to introduce Shayla Cole, fantasy author of the Livinity trilogy. Visit her all-new website: www.shaylacole.com And I know what you're thinking... Shayla Cole looks a lot like Bria Burton . That's because Shayla Cole is me! I now have a nom de plume for Livinity . What's a Nom de Plume? It's a fancy way of saying "pen name." A pen name is a name an author uses in place of their real name. Why a Pen Name? I'm not using the name Shayla Cole for privacy reasons. I don't mind that people will know that Shayla Cole and Bria Burton are the same person. The main reason I'm using a pen name is to separate my epic fantasy novels ( Livinity trilogy and anything related to Livinity ) from my other writing projects. Explain this one more time... Shayla Cole is my new nom de plume for all things related to my epic fantasy trilogy,  Livinity . All other writing remains under my re...

My writing weekend was a great success. Saturday, I dedicated to Livinity edits. Sunday, to completing the first draft of Lance & Ringo Tails: O Brother, What Art Thou?  I also outlined the next story and began writing that first draft. Then I returned to Livinity edits, which continued into Monday. I probably got through about eight chapters instead of ten, but that's okay. I still feel great about how far the story has come. The hard part was stopping at 11:30pm on Monday night to get enough sleep for work in the morning. I did allow myself one break to watch Downton Abbey with my best friend, but other than that, all writing. Not only did I meet the majority of my goals, I received an email acceptance on a short story reprint. Thank you, Lord! It uplifted and encouraged me so much. FICTION on the WEB accepted "This Is Hollywood" for online publication. The short story reprint will appear on their website Jan 27, 2013, and it's free to read. ht...