“Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough.” I saw this quote and thought, “That sums things up perfectly.” You see, I’ve been working with a close friend who started writing just over a year ago, and yesterday she told me she was done. Maybe she’d try again later, but she she’d given...
There’s a little green monster that creeps over my shoulder every time I hear and author talk about how they see scenes play out in their mind when they’re writing, or how they hear voices in their heads. This sort of thing just doesn’t happen to me. I will admit that once I get...
The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance has it’s US release this week, and it is a Must Buy for any fan of hot romance. This anthology has stories from 25 of the romance genre’s best storytellers. Authors like Saskia Walker, Portia DeCosta, Charlene Teglia, Shiloh Walker, Cathy Clamp, Lilith St.Crow, Delilah Devlin, Bonnie Edwards,...
I’ve been trying to Fast Draft for the first two weeks of August, but it hasn’t worked so well for me. First, let me explain what Fast Drafting is. Basically, it’s focusing on getting 20 pages written a day by not allowing yourself to look back, edit, tweak or flesh out your words. It’s...
So yesterday was my weekly post at Genreality and I blogged about rejection, and a recent one I got. If you read the whole post you’ll understand why I’m going to try and do more workshops and articles here on my own site. With that in mind, I’d like to know what sort of...
2011 Has arrived! Have you got everything you need to make 2011 a great year? Personally, I got a few things that I think will help me stay on track this year. A good attitude is the first item on my list. Kristen Lambs Guest Post at Genreality last week reminded me of just...
