In my last post I mentioned that it has been a good long time since I’ve submitted anything to a romance agent or a publisher. A couple of mistakes and I lost my courage. Couple that with a proclivity to write but not much inclination to submit and well, you have the makings for a [...]
I have to be honest here and say that it’s been a LONG time since I’ve submitted anything to an agent or an editor. I love the process of writing and creating romance and seem to get caught up in that enough that the submission process got pushed to the end of the priority list. [...]
There’s no argument that the romance writing process is highly individualized. Some people write in a very structured manner, typing for an hour each day or working until they complete their word count goal. Others go on writing binges where they write for hours or days straight and then also have long dry periods where [...]
The obvious answer is that it takes as long as it takes, right? I mean you want to submit a polished romance novel to agents and publishers. That being said, if you give yourself “forever” to edit and polish your manuscript the cold hard truth is that it might never get published. And since that’s [...]
Here is a FREE RevisionChecklist you can download or modify for your own purposes. Enjoy!
Just a heads up that there’s new content up on our main website. It’s about the revision process. You can find it HERE. And there is a free Revision Checklist you can download or modify for your own purposes. Enjoy!
One of the interesting aspects of writing romance is that so much attention is paid to completing the actual manuscript that many writers forget to learn how to revise effectively and efficiently. Revision is in fact at least 50% of your job as a romance writer and that’s before your publisher’s editors get a hold [...]
Okay, I’m just going to be completely upfront here and let everyone know I am both a reviewer for RomanticTimes Book Reviews and a romance writer. As such, it’s very easy for me to see both sides of this coin. A writer wants reviews for their book so they can: Reach a wider audience Bragging [...]
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