Some of my favorite books make up part of a series. I love reading them and following a character I’ve grown to love. I love
Tag: how to write a novel
How Many Words in a Novel?
One question I get asked all the time is, how long should my book be? Simple answer only you, the author knows that. A
Free Writing Class
Many of you know I teach online classes exclusively for OIRW which is a chapter of the Romance Writers of America. I always try to
Get To Know Your Characters before You Write Your Novel-Part Two
Here’s the second part of Beth’s guest post… Interview Your Characters Imagine one of your characters is sitting across the table from you, sipping a
Creating Characters Who Matter
Welcome to today’s guest blogger, Merrilee Robson whose post focuses on the characters we create… A magazine editor recently commented that a secondary character in
Keep On Writing
I’ve been sorting through some of my old files and I came across this short article I wrote for, well, I can’t remember because
Summer Writing ‘Retreat’
After sitting outside reading for most of Sunday afternoon, I came up with an idea for summer. Many people have an idea for a
Friday Ramblings From An Author-The Countdown to NaNoWriMo Begins
Oh no, it’s snowing, breezy and cold. I always try to find an upside to everything and today I’m telling myself it means I’ll spend
NaNoWriMo-Days 28, 29 and 30
My apologies for not posting tips for the last couple of days but I got busy formatting books and trying to add more words
NaNoWriMo-Days 21 and 22
It’s almost the homestretch. My tip for the day is just silence the inner critic, don’t second guess yourself about whether the story is good