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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Stuff Happens
Did you listen to the recent podcast with Shannon Baker, who recently received a plaque from her publisher for reaching 100,000 books sold? On the podcast, Shannon told a great story about sticking with it. “I think I would say ‘be the tortoise’ … just keep at it. I mean, when I started writing, (with)…
Overcoming Writer’s Block
I have recently been smacked across the head by writer’s block and have struggled getting my way through it. As a writer, I think that writer’s block is possibly the most crippling thing I could go through. It makes my love for writing seem like a chore when most days it is an escape. Writing,…
Meet Fred
David Mamet instructs, “Write dialogue in a rhythmic way. Human speech is rhythmic.”