Hello friends! I'm so excited to use this opportunity to share my upcoming story, A Kiss in Costume, with you. This Halloween themed romantic comedy is filled with prank wars, hilarious revenge, and all the chaos you've come to expect from an Eliza Romantic Comedy. It is also the first book in the Holidays in… Continue reading Coming Soon: A Kiss in Costume
Author: Eliza Solares
Writer of contemporary young adult novels. Serial procrastinator and occasional genre hopper. Learning the ropes of blogging because people have asked me to.
April 2022 Updates
I say this every month, probably, but I cannot believe last month is over! It's April! I swear it was last week I was telling you all about my plans for March and now March is well and truly over. Unfortunately, I'm in Canada so winter is decidedly NOT over. Luckily, last month went very well… Continue reading April 2022 Updates
Food in Modern Peru
I talked last time about how I chose the place and time for my story. And once that was done, I started looking into the culture of modern and historical Peru. The rabbit hole of link clicking was astronomical so I'll spare you those details. I learned a bunch of basics and found a whole… Continue reading Food in Modern Peru
Where in the World is My Setting?
Let's talk about setting. And in particular, how to pick a setting. If you're anything like me, you've set your books in made up places vaguely based on somewhere you've been or somewhere you live. Write what you know, and all that. And, if you're like me, you've also probably done some research about what… Continue reading Where in the World is My Setting?
June Newsletter
It's summer now, right? With that comes a push to finish A Royal Internship in draft and then edited forms. I hope to be completely through this book by the end of the month so I can move on to another project. I'll still be working on The Road to Christmas (which we should definitely… Continue reading June Newsletter
Save the Cat: The Opening Image
One thing I have always struggled with is how on earth to write a good opening. I’ve spent years reading and analyzing stories and still struggled to understand exactly what made the opening of a book a good one. Enter Save the Cat! Writes a Novel aka my new best friend. The book somehow puts… Continue reading Save the Cat: The Opening Image
A Bit More About Me
I know I usually share bits of my story with you or share some helpful tips about writing that I find lying around. Those are still coming as usual, but I just wanted to take today's post to tell you a bit more about me and my hobbies outside the writing world. I don't know… Continue reading A Bit More About Me
Excerpt: A Royal Internship
When I did read the note, I could feel my jaw falling to the floor. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” I stood up, hoping Josh would walk in at any moment. “What kind of sick joke is this?” I kicked off the one shoe I had managed to secure and raced back to my… Continue reading Excerpt: A Royal Internship
The Craft of Writing: Useful Links
I've recently started running a book club for writers of mystery/thriller and, as such, have had to brush up my knowledge on what makes a good story and what makes a good critique. I didn't want to do anyone a disservice by explaining things off the top of my head, so I went searching for… Continue reading The Craft of Writing: Useful Links
Finishing Camp NaNoWriMo
I mentioned before (a little belatedly) that I participated this year in Camp NaNoWriMo for the first time. What I forgot is that it was my first time using the NaNoWriMo website to log my progress! So last time, I did NaNoWriMo completely disengaged from everyone else doing NaNoWriMo and I think that's not really… Continue reading Finishing Camp NaNoWriMo
Eliza Solares 