Blog Tour Stop : The Betrayal by Sheila Hendrix
The Betrayal Blog Tour was organized by Reading Addiction Blog Tours.
Today I have the "The Betrayal" blog tour stopping by my blog. For my tour stop, the author, Sheila Hendrix wrote a guest post regarding tips for beginner writers. I also have an awesome giveaway for a $15 amazon gift card for you lovely people!
Summary (from Goodreads)Title : The Betrayal
Author : Sheila Hendrix
Publisher : Self-Published
Publication Date : October 6th 2010
Goodreads
One brother races against time to save the other before it's too late. When Matt has a dream, it sends two brothers on a hunt for a cave. Matt doesn't know why they have to go there; he just knows they have to go. When they arrive, Matt finds out that the vision turns out to be a trap. A Darkness like no other wants to control Matt and kill Zack. When a demon asks Zack a question, "How far will you go to save your brother," Zack replies, "As far as I have to." Now something like they've never faced before is on a deadly mission to destroy everything the brothers hold dear and if they are not careful, neither of them will be able to escape.
Guest Post
Practical Advice for Beginning Writers
So you want to be an author. You have the story down pat in your head, you have all the supplies you need to start, computer, pencils, pens, paper, thesaurus, et cetera. So what do you need to do next? I learned a lot of things the hard way, which is the story of my life. I've learned everything the hard way but that's another story entirely.
When I first began to write, I had everything I thought I would need. I knew the story I was going to tell and how I was going to tell it. I wrote the manuscript, submitted it for approval and sat back to wait for my success story to begin. When it didn't, I became disheartened. Then I found out why no one was buying it. I didn't know anything about the writing industry. I've learned a little since my first attempt and now I want to share it with you.
First of all, never give up. If you have a passion to write, write. Don't let anyone stop you or tell you that you can't. Don't let them tell you that you have no talent. Tell your story and show them all. After you finish the manuscript it is very important to get it professionally copy-edited. It's can be a little costly but well worth it in the long run. An editor can go over your manuscript and check it for errors, misspelled words , problems with sentence structure and so forth. Let's face it. When you write your story, you're worried about content and getting it down on paper, not whether or not words are spelled correctly or if you're saying it right. An editor will do that for you. I've spoken to several authors, one of them a New York Times Bestselling author and she told me that most all the ones she knows uses and editor to go over their work. if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
After you get it copy-edited, you want to make sure you have a cover that will make people interested enough to pick up your book and read it.
I guess the last advice I could give would be never give up. No matter how many times you get rejected, keep on sending it out. Live your passion and don't let anyone stop you from fulfilling your dream.
Giveaway
I haven't personally started reading the book yet, but I plan to very soon. It has a very Supernatural feel to it especially with the whole plot revolving around the 2 brothers!
What do you guys think of this book? Is it something you would be willing to read? Let me know in the comments below!
What do you guys think of this book? Is it something you would be willing to read? Let me know in the comments below!
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