When I write, I tend to write by the seat of my pants with no outline and very little direction when I start. It’s not because I can’t write an outline though. I’ve found that when I have an outline, I tend to attempt to stick to my original formula and that doesn’t always work [...]
I’ve gone through life trying to be nice. I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. I think I’ve probably been taken advantage of more times than I know, certainly more times than I’d care to admit.
Through the years, I’ve noticed a lot of things about people but this particular thing [...]
Contemporary, paranormal, science fiction or fantasy? Which sub-genre of romance do readers of today prefer and why? There are more sub-genres then I’ve listed above and I certainly don’t mean to leave out any but those were the first that came to my mind.
I’ve noticed the influx of paranormal romances at many publishers of e-books [...]
Sorry my post is so late, but I was on vacation this past week. Every year my daughter’s dance team goes to National’s for their final competition of the year. While the family went down to enjoy the ocean, pool and lazy river, I was up in the room typing away in order to meet [...]
When a person recently asked me why I write romance instead of real books, you could have knocked me over with a feather. I went on to inform him that the sales for the romance genre speak for themselves. Tell the readers who buy them they aren’t reading real books and see what they say. [...]
Backup, backup and I’ll say it again…BACKUP!
I can’t tell you how many writer friends I have who forget or just plain refuse to back up their systems. It’s not that hard and it will save you a lot of headache in the end.
There are CDs, memory cards and flash drives to use for backups. [...]
Hey everyone, me again. I’m not going to be a rabble rouser this week (darn) but instead talk about something a little closer to home. Actually in my home (G). I have in my home office, one wall that is dedicated to my covers. Everyone one of my book covers, whether they are short story, [...]
So many times, everyday decisions come down priorities. What’s the most important thing I have to get done today vs. what do I really want to get done today?
Need vs. Want. I want to be writing on my NY title today. I want to have had completed all the writing assignments I’d dedicated myself to [...]
For every author that makes it to the New York Times Bestseller List there are countless others that suffer in the Land of Rejection. Writing is a hard, sometimes gut-wrenching, battle and it’s not for the fair of heart. Of course, most of us wouldn’t stoop so low as to try this stunt I saw [...]
Hey all, this week I am promoting my dear friend Cheryl Smith and her wonderful interviews that she does for our local RWA Chapter’s newsletter, The Heart of Detroit.
Chick Chat with Cheryl Smith…
This month, it is with Emmanuelle Alspaugh, an agent from the Judith Ehrlich Literary Management, NYC
1-Can you tell us a little about yourself? [...]
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