Blog | Ann Brooks

Podcast Interview

Click here to listen to my interview with the Florida Writer's Association Alison Nissen. https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/1...

Author Interview

Click here to watch my author interview with Bound to Brew Publishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rr6FEi6jH0&t=2s

Deep Dive Interview

Click Here to watch my interview with Bound to Brew "deep diving" into my debut novel, A Lost Woman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h26p...

It's not you, it's me...

There came a time (around the fourth full request rejection) that I had to accept that my book was not for everyone. Even now, I brace...

How many rounds can I take?

First, let me say I am not an avid fan of boxing, but I do know that the concept is to win as many rounds as possible by landing the most...

Getting into the Ring

With each round of editing, like a boxing match, my story took a beating. Whether I was told to take it out, put it back in, completely...

Goldilocks Agent

In the world of publishing, a writer traditional must start with finding an agent. While I forged through lists of agents, looking for...

Life in the slow lane

After I finished my first novel, A Lost Woman, I literally had no idea what to do next. So, like I teach my students when they (and...

The Beginning

It was ten years ago in my kitchen while cooking dinner that the idea of A Lost Woman developed. Immediately, I wrote down the idea in my...