by Annette | Mar 9, 2011 | Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft
It happens to everyone from time to time. Your story just isn’t working. Maybe it’s the plot, maybe the characters or maybe you’re not sure why. You just know it’s not going in a positive direction. So what do you do? First, I’ll tell you...
by Annette | Mar 7, 2011 | Romance Writing Career
There’s this phrase that I love. It says, “Money likes speed.” It means that if you have an idea or an inspiration that you should take action immediately and not wait. If you wait, you’ll likely lose out to time. Procrastination, doubt and all...
by Annette | Feb 24, 2011 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft
Stress, anxiety and overwhelm all eat away at an aspiring romance writer’s creativity and productivity. In order to stay focused on your romance writing goals and to stay positive and enthusiastic about your desire/intention to become a published romance writer...
by Annette | Feb 23, 2011 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft
I mentioned yesterday that the posts for the next two weeks are going to be about your health and how it affects your writing. I’m not going to tell you to exercise or how to exercise – you probably wouldn’t listen to me anyway. However, I will...
by Annette | Feb 22, 2011 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
I love peanut M&Ms. And there’s nothing more enjoyable than popping a few of them while I write. While I’m eating them, everything is great. The words flow and I consume volumes of sugar mindlessly. Nevermind the calories, which are huge, there’s...
by Annette | Feb 15, 2011 | Romance Writing Career
I know from experience that pure focus on a goal does indeed result in success. However, pure focus is difficult to master. By “pure focus” I mean the ability to focus on the attainment of your goal. Nothing gets in the way. No doubt No fear No outside influences No...
