by Annette | Sep 18, 2012 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
Why did you start writing romance? What’s the story behind it? I won’t tell you I’ve been writing since I was knee high to a grasshopper, though I have probably been reading that long. I started writing when my husband and our family moved to Minnesota. I...
by Annette | Aug 28, 2012 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
In this interview with the super successful (and prolific) Bella Andre, she discusses her work habits. Of particular interest is the concept of a muse on demand. Do you wait for your muse to show up before you write or do you force her? Personally, I think it’s...
by Annette | Aug 25, 2012 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
With the launch of Deadly Chaos pending I decided to look into how to create a book trailer. I found a fantastic post on Nathan Bransford’s site. Here’s a link to it. http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/01/guest-blog-week-how-to-make-book.html I have...
by Annette | May 23, 2012 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
Build Book Buzz In this day and age it’s not enough to publish a book – self or otherwise. You have to build an audience and promote your book – assuming you want to sell books. So now that the summer days are long, start incorporating buzz building...
by Annette | May 9, 2012 | Romance Writing Career
Regardless of your passion and pursuits, sometimes self doubt creeps in. You begin to think: Is this what I’m really meant to do? Maybe I’m not good enough. I can’t seem to get over this hurdle Maybe I should be doing something else. I’m...
by Annette | Apr 11, 2012 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
Do you ever feel like what you do isn’t good enough? Like it doesn’t deserve respect? Do you ever feel attacked, ridiculed, and forced to defend your choices, your writing, and your approach? If you do, I’d like to let you know that you’re not...
