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 more time inside writing! NaNoWriMo begins on Wednesday. Who’s taking part? I might try and finish my mystery and also I have a brand new project. Someone asked me to…
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Stronger Writing
I’ve been sorting through half-finished manuscripts stored on my laptop. And as many of you know, I’ve also been revamping stories whose rights have been returned to me. These are older stories I wrote 5 or more years ago and revisiting them is teaching me a lot and hopefully making me a better writer…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Productive Week
Happy Friday. It’s looking a lot like fall outside. One of my favorite times of the year…well if you don’t mind having to rake those pretty leaves. I’ve had a busy but productive week. I got rights back to lots of stories and I’m slowly playing catch up trying to revamp them and get them re-released….
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Back to Paper and Pen
Another rainy day and yes, days are getting shorter. I sometimes feel more productive because there are less distractions when darkness falls earlier. How about you? Do you get more done in summer or winter? Speaking of getting things done, my October post for The Writer’s Room is now live over at Coffeetime Romance…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Busy Month Draws to a Close
It’s hard to believe it’s October on Sunday. I always think once Halloween is over the end of the year rushes at you at a frightening pace. I get rights back to three books next month so I’ve been busy making covers for them and slowly working on their revamp. One other priority has been…
Taking the NaNoWriMo Challenge or Thinking about Self-Publishing…Maybe Even Both!
If you’re thinking about taking this year’s NaNoWriMo challenge you might be interested in registering for the workshop I’m teaching for the Maryland Romance Writers…and no, it’s not just for authors who are planning to write a romance novel. I’ll share tips that will get you ready for when November 1st rolls around- …
Friday Ramblings From An Author-TV Pilot Underway
Happy fall everyone…strange that where I live there’s a heat advisory and it’s muggy. I finally got my TV pilot script started. I love launching new projects! Today I sat down and wrote all my ‘beats’ on index cards. It’s making me think more visually than I usually do when I write novels. It’s a…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Critique Group for Published Writers
Feels more like summer than August did but the leaves are still turning and falling. I’m worried it’s going to be an early winter but still remaining optimistic. I’m in the middle of giving my office an overhaul, changing things around and getting ready to sit down and start writing the script for my TV…
Monday Writing Prompts-Speeding
Today’s prompt focuses on a character who is caught speeding. It could be their first time or their maybe they’ve been pulled over multiple times and they’re about to lose their license. Perhaps they’re in a brand new car. Do they talk their way out of it or are they going to get that ticket no…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Introducing The Writer’s Room
Welcome to September and that means my new blog debuts over at Coffeetime Romance. It’s called The Writer’s Room and on the first Friday of every month I’ll be writing an article about something writing related. Here’s the link if you want to check it out- http://coffeetimeromance.com/ And a shout out to Karenne who’s…