Make A Living Writing Romance

Writing is a process. “Process” is defined as – A series of actions or steps taken to achieve an end. Each word you write, each scene that unfolds, is a step in the process. Bit by bit your manuscript comes together. But it’s also an emotional and mental process. You’ll work through many emotions ranging [...]

Your heroine is on a blind date. She steps into the restaurant where they’re supposed to meet and sees a handsome man sitting alone. She waves, he waves. He’s wearing a blue shirt like her date said he’d be wearing. She heads over to the table, says hello and thanks her lucky stars that her [...]

I know that for much of the country, spring and summer have been here for a few weeks. Here in Colorado we’ve been dealing with snow weekend after weekend. Until last weekend when the summer weather finally arrived, and it appears it is sticking around. During the warmer days, writing habits might change a little [...]

Many writers, not all, have something in common with one another besides the need to put words down on paper. They thrive on coffee. I personally drink way more of the liquid gold than I probably should. We’re talking a pot a day kind of habit here. That being said, coffee is often part of [...]

As writers and artists we often consider ourselves to be free spirited and creative. Yet, I bet every single one of us has a “writing rule” or set of rules that we follow almost religiously. For example,  You must write every day Write what you know Don’t “head hop” Don’t use adjectives Read a lot [...]

“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” ― C. JoyBell C.

Happy Mother’s Day! Hopefully, you have some time to write today. I don’t, I have two finals tomorrow and they’re freaking me out. But I have two weeks off once those finals are over and I’m taking time each day to make progress on the final polishes of Cheating Time. I’m also going to be [...]