by Annette | Feb 5, 2016 | Romance Writing
Whether it’s running a marathon, working towards your dream or trying to finish your darn novel, there are some situations we can find ourselves in where we want to keep going, but really struggle to maintain motivation. We have to give every last drop of...
by Annette | Feb 5, 2016 | Romance Writing
Whether it’s running a marathon, working towards your dream or trying to finish your darn novel, there are some situations we can find ourselves in where we want to keep going, but really struggle to maintain motivation. We have to give every last drop of...
by Annette | Jan 24, 2016 | Romance Writing
We know that writing romance is work. Sometimes it feels like busywork. Like those times when you have to go through your entire manuscript to make sure you consistently spelled your heroine’s name correctly or that her eyes don’t change from blue to green. Writing is...
by Annette | Jan 18, 2016 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
This morning I was on my third round of running a quarter mile and doing 15 overhead squats. If my car keys had been in my pocket, it would have been my last round. I wanted to quit. What the *&#$@ am I doing, I thought. Why am I here? Inertia kept me moving...
by Annette | Jan 14, 2016 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process
Do you struggle to be consistently creative and productive? The problem may reside in your creative process. Often, when you create a writing habit, daily or weekly, whatever works best for you, then magic starts to happen. Your muse begins to recognize when...
by Annette | Jan 11, 2016 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Craft
One of the most effective ways to turn your “Writing Brain” on is to create a ritual. Much like a sleep ritual that triggers your body it’s time to go to sleep, a writing ritual triggers your brain that it’s time to write. It sets the mood...
