by Annette | Aug 15, 2015 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
What do you think? Do you belong to the RWA and if so, why do you belong to it? It’s the largest romance writing organization and it provides a number of tremendous benefits to writers but right now, I don’t belong and I am wondering if others find...
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 | Jan 30, 2015 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
Have you ever participated in a writing webinar or online course? I’ve taken a few and have found that they’re a unique experience. The benefits as I see them are as follows: Homework – Most writing courses, online and off, have writing homework. This forces you to...
by Annette | Jan 16, 2015 | Romance Writing Craft, Tools & Resources
There are two categories of writers: pantsters and plotters. Though I must admit to being a plotter it’s fair to say that sometimes a person can be both. You can have an idea of where your story is going and what’s going to happen and still follow your muse....
by Annette | Jan 10, 2015 | Tools & Resources
Are you organized? Personally, I love the idea of being organized but I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not so great at it. Yes, I have a place for everything in my office but the truth is that it all ends up in a big pile on my desk or stuffed into a junk drawer....
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...