by Annette | Feb 4, 2015 | The Creative Process
Writer’s block. It is defined as a condition where you, the writer, are unable to produce any work. It happens to everyone. It happens to you and it happened to F. Scott. Fitzgerald. It is written about, discussed, and written about some more. People commiserate about...
by Annette | Jan 24, 2015 | The Creative Process
Burnout happens to everyone, even artists. In fact, quite often creative work can drain you energetically and emotionally. You may feel like you just don’t have anything left to give. The words don’t flow onto the paper, your characters are vanishing from your...
by Annette | Jan 23, 2015 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process
Many many years ago I heard the term “the writer’s life” so many times I think I started saying it in my sleep. I wanted to live the writer’s life. I imagined myself nestled away in some cozy office with bookshelves that stretched toward the ceiling, a high backed...
by Annette | Jan 14, 2015 | Romance Writing, The Creative Process
Fear permeates our daily life. Very few people live without fear. I’m not talking about the fear that there’s a boogeyman under your basement stairs. I’m talking about the fear that you won’t achieve your goals – or the fear that you will. I’m talking about the fear...
by Annette | Jan 7, 2015 | The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Every year dozens of books on writing romance are published. Some of them are truly awful. Some are pretty darn good. I’ve compiled a list of the books that I think look interesting or valuable. I’ve read most of them and the others I’ve perused. While it’s probably...
by Annette | Jan 3, 2015 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Many writers that I know express frustration. They’re frustrated that they don’t have a book published or that the book they’ve published isn’t doing as well as they’d hoped. They’re frustrated with their lack of progress on a manuscript or they express anger that...
