I have a confession to make. When I was seventeen years old, I had to read classic literature novel and write a research paper on it. Despite being an aspiring author myself, I had no desire to read an old work and try to break down confusing-and almost foreign-like language. With despair that only my […]
Author: Aven
Let the Royal Research Begin!
Every author has a different process for research. Some are light researchers. Others immerse themselves. Some do everything upfront before writing a single word while others research as they go along. Me? I do it before I begin. I do it during the writing. If I see something that looks like it might fit for […]
Release Day
Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the publication of my first novel, Connectivity. Today marks the publication of my 17th book with The Bottom Line. I’ve been publishing books now for five years. And release day never changes. I am one.freaking.mess. Don’t believe me? Ask my assistant, Alexandra, or my writing Twin, my Twinnie, Holly […]
The Return of the Blog I’m at my laptop, and I’ve just blown the dust off my blog. Gah. I don’t think I’ve blogged since 2015. Let’s see, what was going on in the world the last time I blogged? Empire debuted on TV. Adele released 25. “Netflix and Chill” entered our lives. And Zayn […]