monday blogs

Just in Time for Halloween: The New Mrs. Collins

Quanie Miller made a great first impression with her hilarious romantic comedy, It Ain't Easy Being Jazzy. Her second book is considerably different - Southern Paranormal genre - and she proves that her writing is both versatile and consistently engaging. Her...

Need Inspiration?

by Sandra Ardoin, Inspirational Historical Romance Author The Shack, A Log Cabin Christmas, Into the Free, Dying to Read, the Left Behind series. Karen Kingsbury, Francine Rivers, Wanda Brunstetter, Terri Blackstock, Cindy Woodsmall. What do these books and authors...

Meet Author Susan Mills Wilson

Here at Proof Positive, we're huge fans of books that have something for everyone. Susan Mills Wilson's latest book, Her Lying Eyes, has it all: suspense, romance, mystery, murder, politics, and lies - lots of them. If you're looking for a book you can convince all...

Your Author Website Could Be Killing Your Book Sales

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor So you’ve given your new book as much social media play as you possibly can. Your efforts have resulted in a nice, steady uptick in visitors to your author website, which is just what you wanted. Your blog talks about things...

Superfluous Verbiage and Unnecessary Words

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Did you trip over the title of this post? Did you have to read it twice? If so, that’s because both phrases, “superfluous verbiage” and “unnecessary words”, mean the same thing, but your mind was trying to discern a difference....

Go That Extra Mile!

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive Editor Your book is edited, polished, published, and out there for the world to enjoy. You’ve got it listed on Amazon, its beautiful cover (that you agonized over getting just right) beckoning readers with its siren call, “You want...

Can Writing Courses Kill Your Writing Career?

by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Writing courses are supposed to help build your writing career with insights into style, content, character development, and all the other things needed for a good novel. They also offer a...

He’s the grumpiest guardian angel a girl could ask for.

"For heaven's sake, Blackwood. Step out of the shadows. The girl deserves to know who has been saving her." — The...

Angel Sinclair doesn’t save women. He owns them.

Promise I haven’t spoken in a year.The last words I said out loud…They were a PROMISE to my mother as she lay dying in...

Should nicknames be capitalized?

Nickname capitalization is a permanent topic of debate. To lowercase or to capitalize, that is the question. Chicago...

The chance of a lifetime, a dream trip…and the K-pop idol who could ruin her

Sara is thirty-two, a post-doc researcher in Turin, Italy, and thoroughly done with a career that keeps her name off...

What happens when home is where your broken heart is?

Minhwa swore he would never go back. Not to the town that shattered his heart. But life had other plans. Now part of...

Proof Positive’s Anniversary – 13 Years of Editing!

We're celebrating 13 years in business today! That's 13 years meticulously editing and thoroughly enjoying all kinds...

Bonnie Hardy’s debut historical mystery, An Unsuitable Job, wins three awards

Congratulations to Bonnie Hardy on the awards she earned for her latest release, An Unsuitable Job! Her awards...

Book Launch: When enemies become friends, those you trusted must be killed

Imprisoned by Xavier Delgado and betrayed by the rival she swore never to love, Isa Morales has lost everything—her...

An original, suspenseful thriller filled with obsession, psychological drama, and medical malice

Is blood really thicker than water? Something is terribly wrong at Angiras, a family-owned medical start-up. Neddy...

Book Launch: When revenge calls, she answers with vengeance

The past won't let her go. Samantha has escaped an abusive marriage, and finally left the dark secrets from her youth...