Sierra Cartwright - Bestselling Author

Category: Sierra’s Blog

  • Look behind the series – Mastered

    The Mastered series will always hold a special place in my heart. I’d know for a while that I wanted to write a series set in Colorado that featured heart-pounding Doms. The first hero who came to mind was Damien Lowell a very powerful man, someone committed to the lifestyle. And I knew that he…

  • Brand and Boss as Paperbacks?

    Question: When will Brand and Boss (paperbacks) be available for purchase in the UK? Answer: The books are set to release every 6 months! Brand will be available in paperback in November 2016, and Boss will be available in paperback in May 2017! In the meantime, you can download the e-book versions of Brand and…

  • NEW LOOK

    Yes, 6 of my books have a new look! Fresh covers – I think they look stunning, but see for yourself and feel free to let us know what You think about them 😉

  • Avoid Them Like the Plague!

    By Sierra Cartwright You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? Clichés. Clichés sneak into my work like the insidious little bastards they are. In a first draft, when I’m trying to get a million of zinging ideas from my imagination to the computer, I don’t worry about them too much. (That’s my excuse for…

  • What do You read … and where?

    Yes, you read that right. Send us a photo with any book by Sierra Cartwright, be it hard copy or digital device, and you will be entered into a gift card drawing! Send your photos to: sierrasfans@gmail.com Subject: Where I Read It   With sending your photo/s you grant us the permission to post it/them,…

  • BIND Release in the UK

    UK friends and family! Keep your eyes open! Bind will be on the shelves beginning 5th of May! Pick up your copy when you’re at Asda! WOOOOOO

  • What’s Your Point of View? And Why it Matters

    By Sierra Cartwright Point of view is essentially the position of story’s narrator. (Or narrators.) Today’s fiction is most often told from either first-person or third-person point of view. The advantage of third person is that you can tell the story from many viewpoints. But beware, switching in the same scene can lead to distracting…

  • Handout for the RT Booklovers Convention 2016

    The Sensational Seven Writing Tips by Sierra Cartwright PDF 2 MB – opens new window   A Party for book lovers! Book fair, workshops, mingle with over 800 authors including Sierra Cartwright, and enjoy lots of free books. RT Event Schedule – Times and places you can catch Sierra Thursday, 04/14 Sound Bites Panel (Tropical…

  • Crafting a Compelling Story

    By Sierra Cartwright   Do: Show, rather than tell Aim for potato chip endings Create interesting, flawed characters Choose your POV character carefully Consider who has the most at stake in a scene Master deep POV   Watch for: Adverbs Exclamation marks Overreliance on italics Improbable simultaneous reaction Wandering body parts Redundancy Filter words Misplaced…

  • Sierra Cartwright’s Indispensable Writing Books For Authors

    These are the books that are always on my bookshelf. When I move, they’re the last books to get packed and the first ones to get unpacked!   Techniques of a Selling Writer by Dwight Swain. I’ve carried this book everywhere for twenty years or more. The section on Scene and Sequel transformed my writing…

  • BIND Press Release – March 2016

    ‘Even racier than Fifty Shades!’ Daily Mail Online BIND The Donovan Dynasty The No1 International Bestseller Sierra Cartwright Published by Totally Bound, 5th May 2016, £7.99 Available in paperback original for the first time Bind  is the first in The Donovan Dynasty trilogy ‘Cartwright’s writing binds you from the very beginning and doesn’t release its…

  • Julien

    JULIEN BONDS will be getting his own story and is currently under contract negotiations. Check back for more details!

  • Come meet Sierra

    at the RT Booklovers Convention 2016 RT Event Schedule – Times and places you can catch me: Thursday, 04/14 Sound Bites Panel (Tropical E) – 1:30-2:30 Club RT 2:45 & 3:15 Friday, 04/15 Cirque Du Punk (Pavilion 9)- 9:30pm – 12:00am Saturday, 04/16 Book Fair (Pavilion Ballroom) – 10:30 – 2pm Sunday, 04/17 Roundup (Brasilia…

  • CLAIM, already a bestseller!

    Book Order > 1.Excerpt > 2.Excerpt > Reviews > FREE 1. Chapter > Featured author on USA TODAY   “It had to be her. He won’t be satisfied until he claims her.”

  • Sierra’s Interview by Norm Goldman!

    A wonderful detailed interview! Will Sierra answer the most asked question: “Are your sex scenes written from personal experience?” BOOKPLEASURES, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor, has interviewed Sierra Cartwright, read here in full lenght: Meet Sierra Cartwright, Acclaimed Author of More Than Twenty Enthralling Erotic Romance Novels and Winner of Numerous Awards