by Annette | Sep 13, 2014 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process
I have a list of things I need, and want, to do. The list includes things like “Create new course for blog,” “Apply to Nursing School,” “make eBooks ready for print publication,” “Detail the Car,” and so on. It’s a list that is so long, I just kept adding to it and...
by Annette | Aug 29, 2014 | The Creative Process
Last month I wrote a post about professional tips for designing your writing space. Romance writers, I believe, need an environment that both stimulates them to write but is also a safe and comfortable space. Creating Your Shared Writing Space As my eldest moved on to...
by Annette | Aug 25, 2014 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Story ideas come at us when we least expect them to. I should know, I’ve written thousands of story ideas and published them online, in books, and I’ve used a few for my own novels. The challenge generally isn’t to come up with good ideas but to seize them, take...
by Annette | Aug 22, 2014 | The Creative Process
One of the challenges to starting and completing a novel (and publishing it) is the concept of “stick-to-itiveness.” Books need to be planned. Words need to be put on the page every single day. Edits need to be made, revisions and corrections need to be followed...
by Annette | Aug 20, 2014 | Romance Writing Craft, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources
Last week I shared my reading obsession and the tendency writers have to compare themselves to other writers. (If you haven’t read the post, check it out here.) After a discussion with a fellow writer, I brought up the potential benefits of striving to be like your...
by Annette | Aug 3, 2014 | Romance Writing Craft, The Creative Process
I’ve been reading a lot lately. And by a lot I mean that I’ve sunk about $150 in ebooks over the past month. And as it happens, sometimes when I go on a reading binge I begin to think that my writing sucks in comparison. After all, I’m not reading...
