Make A Living Writing Romance

It’s no secret that Nora Roberts is a prolific author. After all, she’s written and published almost 200 books. So what’s her secret to success? Quite literally, Nora attributes much of her success to her work ethic. Her motto, and our quote of the day. “Ass in Chair” If you’re writer or an aspiring author [...]

I’m wrapping up the finishing touches on my book, 1001Romance Story Starters – Writing Prompts to Spark Your Imagination. (If all goes as planned, it’ll be available to purchase in June.) In the book I’ve included a chapter of dialogue story starters. When you start your book with dialogue, you begin with instant action and [...]

Affirmations are positive statements. They’re used to replace any negative thoughts or limiting beliefs and help you move forward toward your goals. You can create an affirmation for anything. If you want to lose weight, save money, stop yelling at your teenager or finish your novel. The key is to create a statement that resonates [...]

  Your hero wakes to a strange noise. It’s your heroine. What is she doing:     Standing on a ledge outside his apartment window ready to jump?     Breaking into his home?     Having noisy sex with his neighbor?     Drunk and in the wrong apartment?     Clumsy vampire/guardian angel? Choose the idea that feels [...]

  When you were young, did you have a favorite super hero? I was never really into comic books but I did have a few cartoons and television shows that I enjoyed. Wonder Woman was of course a favorite as was Isis. You can actually watch a few of the television episodes over at IMDB.  [...]

“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.” -Kurt Vonnegut

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman

Your heroine works at an auto body shop. The police raid the shop on a tip that they’re stripping stolen cars. Your heroine argues with one of the officers/detectives. Describe the interaction.