by Annette | Sep 16, 2010 | Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft
So I went a little crazy buying books the other day. It happens every now and again. I have bookshelves jam packed with writing books. Some of them, like Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, are fantastic. Others, not so great. However, I am hopeful my newest acquisitions...
by Annette | Jul 6, 2010 | Romance Writing Craft, Tools & Resources
The obvious answer is that it takes as long as it takes, right? I mean you want to submit a polished romance novel to agents and publishers. That being said, if you give yourself “forever” to edit and polish your manuscript the cold hard truth is that it...
by Annette | Jun 30, 2010 | Romance Writing Craft, Tools & Resources
One of the most interesting and often the most difficult challenges is to write a realistic hero. We all know how we’d like men to behave and think but often we’re just not sure if it’s realistic. And guessing often doesn’t work. I mean...
by Annette | Jun 28, 2010 | Romance Writing Craft
Okay, so my old manuscript isn’t exactly a dinosaur but it is the second manuscript I ever wrote. I had an agent for it for a while but it was the wrong agent. I made a mistake and that’s a story for another time. Right now, I’m going back to work...
by Annette | Jul 24, 2009 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Craft
Before you can determine if first person is right for your style and story, and if there is any money to be made writing romance novels in a first person viewpoint, it’s important to understand what POV is. Quite simply POV, or point of view, is the perspective from...
