Hump day is here! What a perfect day to go looking for our own whale. I’m talking about finding the story that makes waves in the publishing world. Specifically, the focus is on #2 from Writer’s Digest, How to Choose a Story to Write by Courtney Carpenter. You can find the link for the fullContinue reading “Hump Day!”
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Tofu Tuesday!
The image of yesterday’s Green Onion may have left a strong sense of smell and 50 shades of green. Chopping potent words during edits can leave your eyes filled with tears. Images that create instant reactions from our senses are easy to type but what about subtle moments? How are you going to have lipsContinue reading “Tofu Tuesday!”
Free Flow Friday
Friday is here again and I’m gearing up for another exciting weekend. This past month, I’ve been helping a partner get their eBook and Audio Book published. It’s exciting to see someone else’s success grow, knowing you helped someone else get closer to their dream. Their previous book numbers are growing and we unleashed aContinue reading “Free Flow Friday”
Writing Naked Day
Romance writers around the world we have another resource to add to our libraries. Today, I’m sharing essentials from author, Jennifer Probst. Her passion lies in romance and helping other authors through the same lifelong journey. Her book, Write Naked, is her “passion project” that begins before she became a New York Times best-selling author.Continue reading “Writing Naked Day”
Fat Purple Fig Day
Sometimes, when authors sit down entrenched in their novels we need moments that make us smile. Writing a novel is serious business. Making our audience laugh on the pages is more difficult to do than stand-up comedy because our audience starts our invisible. We don’t even see the outline of their shape when we startContinue reading “Fat Purple Fig Day”
February Walk Down Main Street
The weather in Minnesota is finally above 0 but I’m still a freeze baby living up North. Taking my own advice, I need to return to my working on my novel instead of things like – blogging or tic toking about a writer’s life. Refocusing, I thought I would try another exercise today. I’m goingContinue reading “February Walk Down Main Street”
February Role Play
This weekend I devoted my time to creative projects and following-up on other like-minded individual online. I thought about going into detail and depth when it comes to telling stories. My note pages and thoughts focused on talking, thinking, seeing, and feeling like one of my characters. If you feel like something is missing, orContinue reading “February Role Play”
February Date Night
Date night with our characters is finally here. It’s time to get dressed up to meet at some place a little step up from the local bar. Writers need to know how their characters are going to behave in fine dining situations, even if it makes them uncomfortable. Choose a higher end restaurant that you’veContinue reading “February Date Night”
February Coffee Time
Yesterday, we tried to place our characters inside a chocolate box. Today, we’re going to meet them for coffee. We’re not interviewing them, we’re going to talk to them like new and old friends. Imagine meeting friends at a local coffee shop after you haven’t seen them in a while. Well, maybe we don’t needContinue reading “February Coffee Time”
Characters Are Like Chocolate
Our sugar addiction lies inside heart shaped boxes and if you’re a Minnesotan, you still leave 1 or 2 pieces to be polite even when no one else is going to look inside. We never take the last piece of cake or food in the frozen tundra. It’s like we’re worried our neighbors or momContinue reading “Characters Are Like Chocolate”
Relationship Building
Valentine’s Day was spent inside and cozied up over this weekend in Minnesota. Our temperatures dipped well below zero and everyone had more than one reason to stay cuddled closed and under the covers. My excitement was changing the headlights on my car with freezing fingers and running into the grocery store while my breathContinue reading “Relationship Building”
Fantasy Week: Writing the First Chapter
Fantasy week is coming to and end but you’re writing needs to continue. I’ve shared several pieces, tips, and resources throughout the week. Now, it’s time to get to the serious business of writing our novels. Let’s get working on our first chapter and get over our fear of fixing it later. You know it’sContinue reading “Fantasy Week: Writing the First Chapter”
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