{"id":1091,"date":"2023-03-17T06:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2023-03-17T06:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:51:47","slug":"featuring-author-lyla-oweds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/17\/featuring-author-lyla-oweds\/","title":{"rendered":"Featuring Author Lyla Oweds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Celebrating the release and blog tour of Lyla Oweds&#8217; novel Shadows of Nightshade!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Garden-of-Eternal-Flowers-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1092\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Garden-of-Eternal-Flowers-1.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Garden-of-Eternal-Flowers-1-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Title: Shadows of Nightshade (The Garden of Eternal Flowers, #1)<br>Author: Lyla Oweds<br>Genre: Paranormal,&nbsp;Young Adult<br>Release Date: March 08, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40eZ6lP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" width=\"125\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png 500w, https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I dream of a time where I was warm, safe, and loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But my waking reality is starkly different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anxiety plagues me and spirits haunt the shadows. No matter how fast I run, I can\u2019t seem to escape my past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only solace and steady force in my life is my best friend, Finn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now\u2026 there\u2019s a ghost haunting me. And I\u2019m not certain if it wants help or if it wants to kill me. There\u2019s only one person who can understand: Finn\u2019s brother, Damen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in reaching out, I\u2019m betraying Finn and setting things into motion that cannot be undone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But nobody ever said that doing the right thing was easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Guest Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>10 things you wish every aspiring writer would know<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decide what type of writer you want to be: writing to market or writing for<br>yourself. Either is fine, but there are pros and cons to each, and be prepared to<br>put the effort in required for either path.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not skimp on editing and graphics. Visual appeal and proper grammar will<br>make or break your book, so be sure to invest in those two aspects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not need a degree in writing to be a writer (even though it could help).<br>Writing is about practice and passion. The more you write, the better you will<br>become.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outline. Even if it\u2019s only a few words. You should always know how the series<br>will end at the beginning. You should also know how each individual book will<br>end before you start the first sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take the time to develop your characters and the way they interact with others<br>before you begin writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you plan on incorporating a mystery in your book, keep notes on each \u2018easter<br>egg\u2019 you put into the story. Otherwise, it\u2019s easy to lose track of your hints and<br>your story is riddled with a lot of dead ends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your character has gone through something traumatic or has a disability,<br>make sure that you either speak through personal experience or do the research<br>to correctly represent those who have that background. Otherwise, incorrect<br>characterization can be highly polarizing and insulting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you\u2019re including languages in which you are not fluent, either run the dialog<br>past someone who knows the language or figure out something else. Do not rely<br>on automated translation services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any scene that is boring for you to write and edit, is a scene that is boring for<br>readers to read.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not be afraid to use \u2018said\u2019 as a dialog tag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/theskywriteshere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lyla-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1093\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lyla Oweds is a paranormal \/ urban fantasy author who resides in the beautiful Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania with her husband, children, and animals. While she enjoys all genres of fiction, she has a deep appreciation for fantasy, romance, mystery, crime, and horror. Lyla has a bachelor\u2019s in anthropology and will be completing her master\u2019s in information technology in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing is her moonlighting passion, and she loves having the opportunity to share her perspective as a disabled (profoundly hard of hearing) woman. During the daylight hours, Lyla works as a principal \/ lead design and development specialist focusing on user experience and accessibility. When not working, Lyla is usually indulging in one of her many hobbies such as amusing her children, gardening, crocheting, interior decorating, baking, cooking, or playing video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/lylaoweds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lylaoweds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lyla.oweds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LBfPfb\">Amazon<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/lyla-oweds\" target=\"_blank\">Bookbub<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18244784.Lyla_Oweds\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.mailerlite.com\/forms\/292004\/79954916520494084\/share\" target=\"_blank\">Newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/d04251235349\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"d04251235349\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"5655a8e7a10e8a6c420b26cc\" id=\"rcwidget_nqxak53d\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\/\" title=\"Xpresso Book Tours\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-siV-ttxJcIg\/VA3uN4vsSuI\/AAAAAAAAyEU\/dSXvlsRoqXE\/s1600\/ButtonXBT.png\" alt=\"Xpresso Book Tours\" style=\"border:none;\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating the release and blog tour of Lyla Oweds&#8217; novel Shadows of Nightshade! 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