One of the essential keys for success as a romance writer or a writer in any genre is the ability to be disciplined. That “butt in chair, fingers on keyboard” mentality can be a really tough policy to stick to. In addition to distractions, sometimes the writing muse just isn’t singing. Between snacks in the [...]
It’s Bass Ackwards Day! Bass Ackwards, for those who don’t know, is a goofy way of being slightly less offensive. Ass Backwards is what someone is when they’re doing something completely upside down and backwards of how it should be done. However, I’m a firm believer that we should challenge how things SHOULD be done. [...]
So I went a little crazy buying books the other day. It happens every now and again. I have bookshelves jam packed with writing books. Some of them, like Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, are fantastic. Others, not so great. However, I am hopeful my newest acquisitions are top notch. In a quest to [...]
Time – 30 to 60 minutes Most romance is written in third person perspective. You write from both points of view using “he” and “she” to describe the characters. Take a scene from an existing manuscript. It can be a completed manuscript or a work in progress. Find a scene you’re struggling with or would [...]
10 minutes. Picture this… A woman is standing on a chair in a bar. People are fighting all around her. In her hand she holds an empty beer bottle. She’s poised to swing and… Write what happens next. Focus on action words and describing the scene. Don’t leave the bar. The entire action scene has [...]
It seems, according to articles in just about every major newspaper, that romance novels are on the cusp of a new fad – Amish romance novels. Yep, you read it here. No more vampires, werewolves, faeries, angels and demons. Paranormal is out. Amish is in. So does that mean all the paranormal authors and writers [...]
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, [...]
Time 10-30 minutes They say writing a kissing scene is harder than writing a sex scene. Here is your chance to practice and prove your salt. Write a kissing scene that steams the windows. No clothes will be removed in this scene. Kissing only! Ok tongues…plunder away!
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