Affirmation Creation- Letting Go of Your Limiting Beliefs

by Annette | Jun 28, 2013 | Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources

A few weeks ago I shared a post about creative confidence or in our very specific case, writing confidence. Every single author has daily struggles with confidence and my experience at the Crested Butte Writer’s Conference last weekend only solidified my belief...

From Start to Finish – Where Do You Struggle?

by Annette | May 24, 2013 | Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources

What part of your manuscript gives you the most trouble? Idea – Some romance writers struggle with the idea phase. They just don’t know what to write about. That’s one of the reasons I wrote 1001 Story Starters and the shorter .99 genre specific story starter...

Motivational Monday – A New Way to Spend Valentine’s Day

by Annette | Feb 11, 2013 | Romance Writing Career, Romance Writing Craft

Valentine’s day is this Thursday! I’m not a huge fan of the holiday, but I do like chocolate and flowers so it’s good. This year I’m celebrating the holiday a bit differently. I’m going to a party. Not just any old party, but an awards...

What Do You Want from 2013?

by Annette | Dec 28, 2012 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources

Do you have big plans for 2013? Is it the year you’re finally going to finish that novel? Submit to agents and editors, or maybe you’re going to venture into the self publishing world. It’s a clean slate and a brand new year – you can...

Planning Your Writing Process – A Delightful Dance Between What’s Possible and What’s Productive

by Annette | Nov 14, 2012 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Career, The Creative Process, Tools & Resources

Every writer has their own creative process. Some write when the spirit moves them, or when they can find time. Others write every day as a matter of habit. You might, at first glance, think that one way is better than another. And while it’s true that there is  a...

10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Avoid Writing

by Annette | Nov 8, 2012 | Romance Writing Career

Let’s face it, when writing becomes difficult (and it happens more often than most writers want to admit), you’d rather do anything but write. We’ll I’m here to help. Through some grueling research and finely tuned avoidance techniques,...