By the time I decided I wanted to write, I’d read romances for years and had unconsciously absorbed a lot about story structure and characterization. It never occurred to me to plot. I knew what I wanted to write and sat down and pounded out that sucker. After a...
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...
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...
I had trouble sleeping last night. I don't know if it was because I read Margie Lawson's guest post about sleeping at Petit Fours and Hot Tamales or if it was a sign of things to come. Margie's post was very interesting and included suggestions about ways to aid...
This is a bit of a story, so grab a coffee and get comfortable. Mr. Munro went to pick up Scotty from the kennels on Sunday. The kennel assistant came out with Scotty and a basket that didn't belong to her. Hubby said, "That's not Scotty's basket." But evidently...
