Last week was a crazy, crazy writing week. I completed over 15,000 words of a novel, and most of it was good enough to keep! (If you've ever written a book, you know what I mean - you can write an entire scene, and, upon...
Romance Book Reviews
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Decisions, Decisions
I spoke with an editor at a romance publisher today. It was enlightening, and kind of a little scary.
For the past ten years, I've been writing in some way, shape or form. I've also been keeping up (as best an outsider can) with the romance industry - I've combed through Romantic Times magazines stalked publishers and agents' websites to...
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Everyone Needs at Least One...
Lucy and Ethel.
Laverne and Shirley.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha.
I'm talking girlfriends, and a book (chick-lit, women's fiction and romance in particular) just isn't as good without at least one. In fact, life isn't as good without a girlfriend.
If you're lucky, you had friends in high school (I really...
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Talking to Strangers is Encouraged
I talk to everyone I meet.
Everyone.
I can talk to people in an elevator (why not? you've got 3 minutes), in a bar (especially at writer's conferences, nothing like debating the merits of 50 Shades over a cocktail...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
My Truths About Children and Writing
Truth #1: I skip without kids. I skip in heels and boots (it's what I love to wear because shoes are my lifeline. Along with my purses.).
When dropping my daughter off at preschool, we skip across the parking lot. Why?...
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Dreaded Second Act
Why is it that the second act of a novel is the hardest to write? I can get into the beginning, and I know where I want it to end. But inevitably, there's a lull in the writing process...and it's usually right in the middle...
Friday, May 3, 2013
My Inner Crazy
Yeah. I've got one.
Most writers do have one - the inner crazy who resorts to flailing, attention-seeking antics. Successful writers usually keep the inner crazy in check. Mine decided to rear her ugliness at me last night.
I...
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The People You Meet - New England Chapter of the RWA
When I went to the big conference in the beginning of April, I was blown away by all the sessions there were - character development, self-publishing, how to land an agent...the list was seemingly endless. It was a great, albeit slightly overwhelming, experience.
The conference this past weekend was different, and in a very, very good way.
The...
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