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Writing Tips

Tips on Getting Your Romance Novel Published

Love writing. Love love. Love the process of love. Write a good book using the following ingredients: love, character, voice, dialogue, movement, intensity, chemistry, obstacles, conflict, backstory, frontstory, sidestory, denouement, climax, third rail hell, and an ending that fuels eternal hope in a reader’s heart. Don’t do it for the money–even though money is nice, money is important. The writing that you love to do … Continue reading Tips on Getting Your Romance Novel Published

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Conflict–Can I finish this before SVU airs?

A very long time ago, I thought that sharing my depressing stories would attract boys and friends. This might be a Gen-X thing since we have woes tacked to every inch of skin. Remember how hard it was to find a job in 1990? There was crack, the Cold War, not enough cigarettes, our unhappy childhoods, undiagnosed mental illnesses that didn’t get diagnosed early enough, … Continue reading Conflict–Can I finish this before SVU airs?

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What Should You Do Once You’re Finished Your Book?

You’ve written this amazing novel. Your first one, maybe second, but it’s a good one. Over months and years, you have been rocking that prose and seeing your name on the bestseller lists. Oh, the revenge and joy you’ll feel when it arrives into readers’ hands. Your ex will want you back. Those thirty pounds you gained from writing 23 chapters are melting away already! … Continue reading What Should You Do Once You’re Finished Your Book?

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My Favorite Books about Writing

Hello, Superfriends, and welcome to Day #2 of Nanowrimo. Are some of you feeling empowered by your quest for 50K-word greatness? Or is your greatness achieved just by breathing in oxygen and other things and exhaling that Co2? It may seem like a copout that my post for today is a list of my favorite books about the craft of writing. I’ve kept this list … Continue reading My Favorite Books about Writing

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Romantic Life Lessons, Writing Tips

25 Things I’d Tell Myself If I Joined Publishing Today–The COVID Edition

Four years ago, I ambitiously worked up 50 things. Even 25 things is a massive undertaking and pandemic attention span says no way can I do this. Just resist the lists, people. Or say yes to an amber liquid on the rocks first. Because of pandemic(s), there are things you won’t tolerate anymore. Honor the new truths that blossomed out of way too much tragedy. … Continue reading 25 Things I’d Tell Myself If I Joined Publishing Today–The COVID Edition

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Fleshing Out Yossi’s Journey

There are numerous places where editing and writing intersect. One of these is when a manuscript reads as if it’s been written in a rush. Action, action, line of dialogue, action. The scene might call for fast-paced movement, but weaving in a little description or POV won’t necessarily slow down the pacing. On the contrary, it can save your reader’s wandering eye. When I edit, … Continue reading Fleshing Out Yossi’s Journey

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