How to plot a romance novelI was recently asked for references on how to plot a romance. As someone who’s been writing in the genre for years and reading as many…5d ago5d ago
Make This ListWith the new year, a favorite thing for many to do is to pause and look back at the previous year. The end of December is filled with lists…Jan 12Jan 12
Amazing Marvin Review: To-Do appI live off my to-do lists. I have also tried many different ways of keeping them. I’ve tried keeping them on paper in my daily planner (I…Jan 5Jan 5
Time to do your end of year wrap-upUsually at this time of year there are thousands of wrap-up the year blogs and articles. Maybe it’s me, but this year I’m just not seeing…Dec 29, 2024Dec 29, 2024
The Conflict BoxContinuing on with the theme of conflict (because I’ve been having so much trouble resolving the conflict in the book I’m writing and…Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024
World Conflict (in fiction)How interesting is your world? Is it interesting enough that you would want to live there? Too interesting that it would terrify you to do…Dec 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
What’s a Plotter to do?I am a die-hard believer in plotting. For the way my mind works there is no other way to write. But what to do when plotting doesn’t work?Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
This story right nowWriting a novel is not only multifaceted, complicated endeavor, it’s also a lot of fun! But one of the lessons I have come away with in my…Dec 1, 2024Dec 1, 2024
Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?I can hardly believe I am trying out yet another system for keeping track of my characters and my plot, and yet…Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
Intuitive Editing: A ReviewOne in an occasional series of writing book reviews. Today, I’ll talk about Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin.Nov 17, 2024Nov 17, 2024
