• Fantasy,  Two Tips

    Pick up cool tips from Tasarla Romaney author of The Hollow King @tasarlaromaney #RLFblog #YAFantasyQuest

    Pick up cool tips from Tasarla Romaney author of The Hollow King by @tasarlaromaney #RLFblog #YAFantasyQuestIn Tasarla Romaney’s high stakes YA fantasy, The Hollow King, the slightest misstep will result in eternal darkness

    Tasarla, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Thanks for sharing two tips with us today, but first, please tell us about The Hollow King.

    The Hollow King by Tasarla Romaney

    Genre YA romance fantasy

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG

    Thought by most to be a simple child’s chant… A king of no kingdom Who walks among the living yet is void of all but breathe He will be known as the Hollow King and will yield the Spector. The Warrior Queen with compassion will fuel the Hope The one who walks on two legs but has the soul of an animal will guide the Spector’s magic. Together they will use the Spector of Hope to rid the land of evil. Until creatures most thought to be make-believe start to hunt at night… Freed by Ovezara, a sorceress of what seems to be unlimited power. Queen Taraly dying father’s command is to visit Grandmother June and learn what must be done to stop them. King Crenshaw has lost his kingdom to the Ovezara and vows to have revenge. Sancha returns from a hunting trip to find his father’s body torn to shreds by an evil so dark people refuse to acknowledge it. The three unite to find the fabled Spector of Hope. As their quest starts to unfold, they realize that the line between good and evil is often blurred. What they believed to good is twisted. Can they locate the Spector of Hope in time to restore good and save all from the evil Ovezara unleashes?

    Two Tips for Writing

    Read! Not only for enjoyment but as an author (which should be enjoyable also). When reading a book through ‘author’ eyes there are a few things I suggest you look for.
    *The plot points.
    *Character traits.
    *The setting.
    The key here is to remember that no one will write a story the same way. What you are doing is studying how a fellow author wrote the story and learning from it.

    Secondary characters matter!

    Who your supporting cast is as important as the main characters. Think about Harry Potter, where would he be without Ron? More isn’t always better. I love using enneagrams to develop my supporting cast.

    Remember every time you introduce a new character, you are giving the reader something else to think about than your main characters.

    Two Tips for Cooking

    Menu planning. Make a master list of meals that your family likes. Include crock pot/instant pot meals, double meals (eat one now, freeze one – tacos are great for this), it’s been a crazy day and I’m on a deadline meals, and a favorite for each family member.

    Pre-cooking. I spend a couple hours every Sunday pre-cooking. My favorite pre-cooking ‘meal’? Omelets. I cook up six to seven of the egg omelet shells then chop up a variety of fillings (onions, peppers, ham, potatoes, cheese) and put them in containers in the refrigerator. Then whoever wants an omelet during the week, pulls it out puts whatever they want in it and heat it up.

    Where to buy The Hollow King

    Universal buy link https://books2read.com/u/49PzX0

    Tasarla Romaney Social Media

    I live in Northern Michigan (where it is cold ALL the time) with my hubby of many years. Some of my favorite past times when I’m not writing include reading (any genre), taking pictures (that I use on Facebook, my blog, Instagram, twitter and the journals I make), crocheting blankets for the Linus
    Project. I’m addicted to M&M’s, planners, tarot cards, and lattes.
    Other books:
    The Night of the Gryphon series
    The Fairy Crimes
    Blog https://tasarlaromaney.wordpress.com/
    Twitter https://twitter.com/tasarlaromaney
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authortasarlaromaney/
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