I just found out it’s National Book Lover’s Day. I have my late father to thank for getting me hooked on books, reading, and I suppose that lead to my need to write. He used to take me to the library every Saturday morning, rain or shine. Back in those days, yes, we’re going…
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Monday Motivation-When The Going Gets Tough
It’s easy to write and continue to write when things are going well. The character you created is behaving just how you planned. The plot is writing itself. You sold a story. The true character of a writer comes to light when things aren’t going so well. The plot is going nowhere, your character is…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-New Month-New To Do List
We’re at the mid-point of summer. Did you set any goals? If so, how are you doing? I’ve found putting everything in a month by month to do list folder on my laptop is a big help. Anyone else tried that and liked it? A new class…boot camp begins on Monday. It’s all about writing…
Writing From Experience
Today, J. L. Regen is back guest blogging and telling us about how things that happen in life sometimes find a way into books. And she’s happy to share the news that her book is nominated for Romance Book of the Year by Readers Choice Good luck, we’re cheering for you. I was dating a man like…
Should Lead Characters Be Nice People?
Here’s a question for you…should lead characters be nice people? My vote is for yes. I’ve been thinking about this all day because last night I watched a new series on Netflix with a main character who I thought was, well, hopefully someone I won’t ever meet in real life. It’s not the first series with a main…
Monday Motivation-Small Steps Lead to Big Gains
You can interrupt this quote by Richard Branson a couple of ways. I like to think that it reminds me that every project starts with small steps. If you’re not willing to put time and effort into those (for example, research for your book, fleshing out your character), then you’ll probably fail at the…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Goodbye July
I know I say it every month, but I can’t believe how fast July has flown by. I hate to think that summer will soon be a memory…although I do love fall too. As one class ends, another one will shortly begin and this time it’s on the same topic. Crafting a short story and/or…
Self-Publishing is a Gift To Writers (and let’s not forget it)
I’ve been talking about my summer reading list and how I didn’t finish three of the books. I chose another three and today, gave up reading the first one on this new list. Please excuse me if I now climb onto my soapbox. I can’t say for sure if all the books on my didn’t read…
Switching Genres
Here’s today’s guest blogger Rhonda Gilmour telling us why she switched genres… Until 2017, I was one of those readers–looking down my nose at romance for the usual stupid reasons: too corny, too predictable, too fluffy. Not that I had any grounds for being a snob since my first three (as yet unpublished) novels were cozy mystery…
How To Stand Out From The Crowd
I probably don’t need to tell you that being a writer is a competitive business. Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, it’s a crowded pursuit. I remember talking to a fellow freelance writer and he said something that stuck with me even to this day. Writers are just like dogs all going after the…