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Author: Hilary Linnertz

Hilary Linnertz is a romance author who has one completed contemporary romance novel and several works in progress. Born and raised in Colorado, she currently lives in Eaton with her family. Hilary enjoys reading, writing, and traveling and never grows tired of learning as much as possible about the craft of writing.

Is Your Writing Lazy?

Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 by Hilary Linnertz

This last month of writing has been about stepping back and taking a look at what I have written from a different point of view. I have been reading over what I have written, a practice I try not to do until five or six chapters in, that way I am too invested to throw…

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Commitment = Setting Yourself up for Success

Posted on April 5, 2024April 4, 2024 by Hilary Linnertz

Success is dying knowing you did your best every single day. I have these words taped to the front of my planner which means I read them 3 to 5 times every single day. Every time I read it, it resonates deeply with me. Death is so final which is the reason that it is…

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Goal Setting: Help or Hindrance?

Posted on February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 by Hilary Linnertz

As writers, how many times do we hear that the best way to watch those pages stack up is to set a goal for yourself. We hear a constant and resounding shout to write this many words or that many pages a day, a week, a month. I don’t know about you, but this type…

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Novel vs Novella

Posted on January 5, 2024February 1, 2024 by Hilary Linnertz

When a reader picks up a book they are already gearing up for the story inside. They are soaking in knowledge before they even pull it off the shelf. The color, the height, the genre, and then when they do pull it off the shelves, that’s when the fun begins. Once that book is in…

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Gaining Writing Energy from Movies

Posted on December 1, 2023February 1, 2024 by Hilary Linnertz

As a romance writer, you can bet your bottom dollar that I love my romance movies. Give me a good Rom-Com and a drink in my hand and I am set for hours. Over Thanksgiving I was fortunate to be able to stay home and catch up on some quirky romance movies that I had…

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