 Today I’m going to finish talking about how to write great description in your book. In Part 1 of this double post, I talked about how description provides an anchor point for the reader, sets the pacing, and adds beauty to the text. In this second part, I’ll conclude with the other two things description does and how to use them effectively.
(If you’d like to view this post in video format, click here. It’s part of our “Advice from an Editor” series on YouTube.)
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 “Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December / And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” And of course my favorite line: “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain / Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before.” . . . Let’s talk about writing great description in your book.
(If you’d like to view this post in video format, click here. It’s part of our “Advice from an Editor” series on YouTube.)  This week we bring you a list of excellent fantasy books featuring characters—not necessarily the main character—with a disability or chronic illness. This topic is near and dear to our hearts because two of us have a chronic illness, and one of us has a husband with a disability. (For the sake of a shorter title, we’re including chronic illness under the umbrella category of disability.) See this blog post for what we mean by “good representation.”
 Today I’m going to be discussing dialogue, dialogue tags, and how to write great dialogue in your book.
Joshua walked into the room. “How’s the coffee?” he said. “It’s fine,” said Charlene. “Is it hot enough?” Joshua asked. Charlene took a sip. “Yes, it’s hot enough,” she said. “Good,” said Joshua, and went to make himself some tea. . . . If you want me to be interested in that dialogue right there, I had SO better know that the coffee is poisoned. (If you’d like to view this post in video format, click here. It’s part of our “Advice from an Editor” series on YouTube.)  This week, we’re recommending some great Regency fantasy novels, including some Jane Austen retellings. Don't let pride or prejudice keep you from checking these books out. Anyone with sensibility can sense that 1800s fantasy is Emmazing!
 Our newest book, The Forger of Faces by Catherine Butzen, is out now! This riveting romantasy is book 2 in the Shades of Immortality series. It’s perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews and Isabel Ibañez.
Need a bit more convincing to dive into the book/series? Then read our ten favorite quotes from The Forger of Faces that we’ve compiled below!  For every book we release, we’ll feature a fun interview with one of its characters. Today we sat down with someone—who prefers to remain anonymous here—from The Forger of Faces by Catherine Butzen, a riveting romantasy book that comes out this Friday, August 1st.
 For every book we release, we’ll be sure to post a review of it during the month before the book comes out. Our next book, The Forger of Faces by Catherine Butzen, is a riveting romantasy perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews or Isabel Ibañez, and will be published on August 1st. This review comes from Harper Smith.
 Every time we release a book, we’ll post an interview with its author during the month before the book is published. Our next novel, The Forger of Faces, comes out on August 1st. Forger is book 2 in the Shades of Immortality series, sequel to Painter of the Dead. It’s a paranormal romance/adventure story perfect for fans of Egyptian mythology, and we are interviewing Catherine Butzen: lover of cats, museums, and fairy tales.
 We’re switching things up a bit today! Usually we recommend “typical” fantasy and sci-fi novels (whatever that exactly means, lol), but today we’re recommending some great light novels, translated from Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Many are isekai (portal fantasy). So if that’s your thing, dive in and enjoy!
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