TARA JADE BROWN

A very quick note to all my readers: For the next three months, all my e-books will be available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. This means that if you are a subscriber, you get to read my books for free. But, that also means that, per KU policy, my e-books are unavailable on all other e-book retailers. They are however available in your local library, as an e-book and a paperback, as well as some online libraries. And why is that? Ask me and I will tell you :) Hugs, TJ

When I saw Johann entering my story, it was clear that he was a hunter. But it was also clear that on his forearm he was carrying a bird of prey. He was still “too far in my mind” for me to see what kind of bird it was, but I was certain he was a bird trainer. When I first started researching birds, the one that clearly jumped out was the Harris Hawk. ​ Harris Hawk in flight, John Pow Today it is one of the most commonly used birds of prey in falconry, as it is the easiest to

The Witch of Rose City is now available as an e-book format worldwide. Yeeey!!! To celebrate all retailers/worldwide access, I am having a promo week. The e-book will be available for 1.99 USD, so if you still didn't get it - and you do enjoy romance with paranormal and historical background - this week is perfect moment to get it onto your tbr. In "New In Books" interview I was asked what inspired me to write WORC, and among other things, it is the city I live in. Today's

A very quick post to let you know that my new book is out. Hope you enjoy it!

You should have seen this post two years ago. Because here’s how I planned it: after publishing The Vision, I thought I would need two years for my new book, and it would be written and ready to publish in summer 2023. Fast forward—three delayed deadlines with my developmental editor, 85,000 words (364 pages), and about 60,000 deleted words (enough for a whole new novel of 240 pages!) later—The Witch of Rose City is now in the final stage with my proofreader before going liv

Roughly speaking there are two types of writers. One group is planning a plot ahead of time. They make a 2 page- (or a 10 page-) chapter summary, and once finished, they write a book according to that outline. Many thriller and murder or mystery authors, write like that. You need to know who the killer is to properly set up your clues. Another type is called discovery writer. Previously they have been called “pantsers” as in they write by the seat of their pants, without a gu

With 55000 words on my new book, I am about half way there. I don’t know what's with historical books, they always seem to be so long. Didn’t quite plan it like this, but as I write, I realize there is still so much that needs to happen. And don’t worry: this will be all in one book. Even though it's long, I won’t split it. Btw DOE was meant to be a trilogy from the start, just as this one is envisioned as a single book. As you know from my previous emails, the writing time

Ten years ago I started my writing career (or vocation, to be more true to my mindset and way of thinking). The same amount of time – more or less if you ignore the Swift Escape excursion – it took to write the Descendants of Earth trilogy. I knew from the start that it would need three books, as the story couldn’t have been told in one. Except that it could. But this in turn would mean that I would be writing complete story behind the closed doors, for ten years, and then pu

I was planning to change the blurb for the “Swift Escape” for a while now. If you look at the genres where Amazon places it, it falls under tech thriller. This comes from the fact that people who picked up that book normally read this kind of genre. And also from the fact that it is a thriller dealing with a new biological weapon, and spy intrigue, and science mystery, and so on. However. One of the strongest sub-genre it actually should fall into is a romance. And yet, it do

I was about to write about the new years resolutions (and I think I still will, some time later), but something got my attention just recently, so I thought to discuss that instead. You might know that one of the classic rules in writing (including theather, TV shows and movies) is a „three act structure“. In short: Act One introduces the hero and their motivation. We (readers/viewers) get to know their everyday life. We learn who our hero is. Then an inciting incident ne

I have 38072 words - which translates to 175 pages – done! 38000 words of research, that is :-) But with all the information I've gotten so far, it was enough to start writing. The research however is far from over. With every chapter I write (currently 77 pages) new questions come up. And I think the story - though made up - needs to be as close to reality of the 18th century as possible. You wouldn’t think it needs so much research, but the moment you ask yourself some

... not quite ready. Well, this post was supposed to tell you that the third instalment of "The Vision" in an audio-book version is ready for you and you can listen to it on all audio platforms. However, I just found out that "The Vision" audiobook has by mistake two chapters from "The Senthien" instead of "The Vision". I am quite a big fan of Findaway, the company that produces and distributes the audiobooks for independent authors, but sometimes they can really mess things

For some time, I have been thinking about something, so I’d like to touch on that topic today. Many authors stick to one universe, one world they build for their characters. And incidentally, they stick to their characters too. I never really understood that. I liked it - because I liked the characters - but I didn’t understand why. The books I have in my “pipeline” are all over the place: thrillers, history romance, science fiction, contemporary romance, mysteries, dramas. T

I have finally seen the "Inside" by Bo Burnham. Like much of his previous work, this is superb in so many ways: hilariously funny, brilliantly ironic and heartbreakingly tragic, all in one. A must see! @Bo I hope its not the end! I hope we can still make it! https://www.netflix.com/ch-en/title/81289483

For the majority of authors, the money coming in is just a small, tiny, micro fraction of the expenses a writer needs. The book editing, the cover illustration and design, paperback formatting and the necessary - and much needed - marketing all writers need to do in order to get any screen time on retailers and book shops (otherwise, though the book is officially there, it might as well be invisible!) make a large chunk of the expenses every writer needs to do. So, you might

It is time to celebrate. Not only is one book out, but the whole "Descendants of Earth" trilogy is finally complete. Yeey! I am so happy to have it finished. Clearly, the story was roughly there from the start. Those of you who finished the trilogy will know that I sprinkled clues from the beginning on, and they all, hopefully very rewardingly, wrap up in the end. Considering that "The Senthien" took 6 years to write and "The Mind" 2, "The Vision" was surprisingly faster, onl

Every author will face it: bad reviews. Some more, some less, but in all cases they will hurt. Bad reviews come mostly because your book came into the wrong hands: that reader wasn't supposed to read your book but based on your cover or summery they thought they are and they read it. So, a large part of potential bad reviews can be avoided with careful considerations when deciding on your metadata: genre selection, book covers, blurbs and such. But even if your metadata is sp

Michelangelo allegedly said that in every block of marble there is a hidden statue. And I believe the same is true for the blank piece of paper. There is always a story to be told. And as we, writers, put our words down, more and more of the sculpture gets revealed.

The last few months of finishing the first draft of the novel, I focus so much on the writing that I almost completely disappear from the social media world. The good news is that the draft for final sequel of "Descendants of Earth" trilogy is finished and I am super happy about that. Still some work ahead before it´s ready for publishing but the ending is near and within a few months, I´m happy to tell you that the book will be available.

There are 48 million books on Amazon. Let me repeat that. There are 48 million books on Amazon. So as you can very well imagine, it is difficult for a not-well-known author to be discovered. Sometimes, a promotion helps. And every now and then, my free kindle deal for "The Senthien" helped me found some new readers. This time, however, when I did my free-promo, something quite amazing happened! "The Senthien" climbed up to a number 1 spot on Amazon USA, UK, Japan, Brazil, C