Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you... I’ve teamed up with 40 fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Paranormal, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Romances to 2 lucky winners! Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? 😁...
Writing Life
News: An Addition to the Fancy Free series
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” ~ Edna Ferber. This year, I’m taking part in several collaborative projects, which means I’m currently busy writing a Christmas story. After a bit of thought, I decided to make an addition to my Fancy Free series. Festive is...
Fantastic Tools for Writers
These days there are many tools available to help in the writing of a book. Here are a few that I use and recommend. Some of the tools overlap, and I don’t always use everything in the intended way. I adapt my usage to suit my needs and writing habits. 1. 4 The Words...
Tools for Writers: One Stop For Writers
I discovered One Stop for Writers after following the Writers Helping Writers blog and subsequently buying a copy of the Emotions Thesaurus. Both are fantastic resources for writers at all experience levels, but when One Stop for Writers went live, I signed up for the...
Tools For Writers: 4TheWords
At the start of 2020, I was having trouble getting back into a writing routine after the holidays. Going for days without writing or any procrastination was not on the cards because I had deadlines stacked for the entire year. One of the Facebook groups I belong to...
The Lure of Small-Town Romances
Romances set in small towns are popular amongst romance readers. They’re a comfort read with a sense of warmth and community. The things I love about small-town reads: 1. The slower pace of life. 2. The gossip factor can be quite high since everyone knows everyone’s...
The Emotion Thesaurus – An Updated Issue on the Way!
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...
Writing Update for February: What Is Coming Next?
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...
A Writing Companion and Assistant
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...