by Annette Elton | Jan 12, 2017 | Romance Story Starters, Uncategorized
Procrastinating on Your Romance Novel? 7 Baby Steps You Can Take Today As a writer, procrastination is a dangerous thing. The goal is to engage with your novel, your work in progress, daily. When you take time away, the motivation, the excitement, and the story...
by Annette Elton | Jan 12, 2017 | Romance Story, Romance Story Starters, Suspense
Your heroine is out on a sailing trip. Maybe she’s on a charter, maybe she’s with friends, or even a boyfriend. Something happens and she ends up on the boat by herself. What happens? What does she do next? Who does she meet?
by Annette Elton | Jan 5, 2017 | Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing, Romance Writing Affirmation, Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process
As we make our way into 2017 and think about the year behind us and what we want for the future, I’m hearing a lot of people focusing on kindness, positivity, and action. There seems to be, as there often is this time of year, a lot of personal reflection. Reflection...
by Annette Elton | Dec 28, 2016 | Romance Story Starters, Romance Writing
Where are you right now, today, in your writing career? Have you achieved your goals, dreams, and aspirations? Or is there still some work to be done? Most romance writers, even those with publishing contracts and advances in their pocket, still have goals and dreams...
by Annette Elton | Dec 14, 2016 | Holiday, Romance Story Starters, Story Starters
Your heroine’s father fakes an illness to get her to come home for the holidays. She’s a busy Type A business woman and insists on taking him to the doctor. She plays right into his hands. The moment she sees her dad’s face and his new doctor she knows...
