by Annette | Jun 19, 2015 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process
How obsessive are you about your romance writing aspirations? Do you think about your story and characters all day long? Do you dream about them? How often do you find yourself talking or thinking about your current work in progress? Many artists become...
by Annette | Jun 6, 2015 | Romance Writing Career
When you write a romance, you become attached to the characters. They become part of you. You also become attached to scenes, plot points, and even the style and structure of your work. It’s inevitable and it’s lovely. You should be attached to your manuscript and...
by Annette | May 4, 2015 | Romance Writing Career
There are certain things that can cause romance writers to throw in the towel… An unforgiving rejection letter from an agent or editor who hasn’t had sex in six months. A plot that just doesn’t seem to want to go anywhere and characters that stop cooperating. A...
by Annette | Apr 23, 2015 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
I was going to blog about something else entirely today, but here I am writing about money. The name of this blog is “Make a Living Writing Romance.” And I truly believe that you can make a living as a romance writer. I’ve enjoyed watching many people work hard and...
by Annette | Apr 10, 2015 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
Do you ever wonder what the life of Nora Roberts or James Patterson looks like? What about Stephen King? These are some of the most prolific writers of our time. I can tell you from experience that the more books you have available to purchase, the more money you’ll...
by Annette | Apr 4, 2015 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career
There’s this amazing picture of the storyboard that JK Rowling used to manage the story arch for Harry Potter. This approach to organizing a plot isn’t new. In fact, writers and storytellers have been using the storyboard for ages. Storyboards are not exclusive to the...
