Getting emotion into a romance is one of the hardest jobs of a writer. Stringing words together to make a story seem real and rounded, one that draws the reader into the world the writer has created is plain hard. A few years ago Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi...
2019. If you’ve read some of my other posts, you’ll know I started with a holiday, but writing was never far from my mind. This is what I’ve been working on and these projects will be available for readers very soon. So just how did the Mitchell family from my...
Writing is a solitary occupation—at least the first part of the book writing process is done alone. I do most of my writing sitting in my La-Z-Boy chair or if I want a change of scenery, I head out to a café. When I write at home, I have an assistant. Here she is…meet...
I’m thrilled to welcome Marian Perera, a fellow Samhain Publishing author. She’s celebrating the release of her paranormal fantasy romance, The Highest Tide and has a fun post about sex. Thirteen ways I learned to write about sex Thanks for hosting me, Shelley! I like...
I’ve been in a writing mood recently, which is great from my point of view. Today, I wrote “the end” on my current work in progress. Since my mind is in the groove, I thought I’d give some advice to aspiring authors. 1. Sit down and write every day. Make writing into...
During the last few months I’ve been attempting to complete three different manuscripts. When I’m at home it’s easy to become distracted. Too easy! There’s all the housework, the Internet, my email, the puppy wanting to play and the phone, just to mention a few things...
“Oh, no!” I hear you say. “Not another form of social media to soak up my writing time.” To be honest that’s what I thought when I first heard about Pinterest, and I turned my back and walked away. Then, I started to see posts about Pinterest in my blog feeds. I read...
I’m visiting Terry’s Place, the hangout of author Terry ODell today and talking about Strategies to beat Procrastination. Change procrastination to productivity. Does this sound like something you need? Yes? I have to admit there are times when I’m a champion...
My guest today is Rachel Leigh. Rachel lives in the UK and has been married to her own sexy hero for thirteen years. When she's not busy writing, you can find her reading, running after her two daughters or...playing with her husband. Rachel is celebrating the release...
