She was inspired by one of my best friends, so the fictional Christi shares many qualities with her real life counter part. Not all the characters have a prominent place in the book, but they drive the action forward. In the book, Christi is Fredrick’s editor. I can’t really describe her more because… well, spoilersRead more
A Saturday bonus post because I was interviewed! Yes, the first interview has come out for Modern Persuasion. You can read it on the blog: Coffee with Architects of Worlds Afar. Leave a comment, share the post, follow the blog, and use it to find other books you may like to read! Don’t forget aboutRead more
It’s another chance for you, my readers, to get to know the characters of Modern Persuasion before March 2017. Again, these are things that aren’t mentioned in the book, but may help you to understand who they are. Fredrick is our other main character, the love interest if you will. Here are 5 things youRead more
Two characters in Modern Persuasion are named (and very loosely based on) two of my closest friends: Christi and Patrick. We spend more time with Patrick in the novel and I even borrowed his fiancé Victor to be part of the story in a very similar role as he plays in life. Vic and Pat areRead more
While she has already passed away years before our story begins, Emma’s mother is an important character because her life and death had such a strong impact on the people around her. Here are 5 things you won’t know about her from reading the book: Her name is Violet. Her favorite musician was Billy Joel.Read more
Even though Modern Persuasion doesn’t come out until March, I want people to get to know the characters. There are a lot of things I thought about in relation to each character, but these things didn’t need to be in the book. Two times a month you will have a chance to get to knowRead more
It is going to be 8 more months before Modern Persuasion comes out. I have tons of things to do between now and then. I have another novel to edit and submit to publishers. I have November’s National Novel Writing Month to prepare for. I have three conferences to prepare for, at least one ofRead more
News from my publisher! We are excited to announce the official release date for the novel, Modern Persuasion by Sara Marks will be March 20, 2017. Pre-sale starts February 17, 2017. The cover reveal will be February 1, 2… Source: Modern Persuasion Announcement
Here I am, a week into July and a week into Camp NaNoWriMo (a project that barely has 2,000 words at this point because… reasons). This is my third time doing the July round of Camp NaNoWrimo. The very first time I participated is the reason for this post today. My novel Modern Persuasion isRead more