by Annette | Oct 4, 2014 | Tools & Resources
I’ve always struggled with archetypes. The characters running around in my imagination rarely cooperate with the concept. Admittedly, creating characters by archetype does help you create realistic characters and conficts between those characters. An archetype, is a...
by Annette | Sep 1, 2014 | Romance Writing, Romance Writing Craft, Tools & Resources
It all starts with an idea. Maybe you read a good romance writing prompt or maybe you overhear a conversation that makes your imagination take off. Sometimes it’s the simplest trigger that sparks a romance novel. However, transitioning from a lovely idea or daydream...
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 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 | May 16, 2014 | Romance Writing, Tools & Resources
Top 3 Romance Writing Books For Those Who Like To Follow Rules Are you a rule follower? It’s okay if you are. Many romance writers, beginning and advanced, feel more comfortable writing if they have guidelines and rules to follow. There are many writing rules. All you...
by Annette | Mar 24, 2014 | Tools & Resources, Writing Quote of the Week
“There is no such thing as a perfect book or a perfect story. Every book in every library on this planet has something wrong with it. It could be something tiny. Maybe a minor character isn’t well drawn. Maybe a description goes on too long. Maybe the dialogue...