by Annette | Aug 21, 2013 | Romance Writing
How is your manuscript coming along? Are you managing to get 500 words a day written? What challenges are you facing? This week I headed back to school so I have three hours of class each day. That, coupled with my kids being back in school and my writing clients has...
by Annette | Aug 15, 2013 | Romance Writing
Okay, so I promised I’d publish my romance writing word counts on Wednesday. Truth is, yesterday was busy from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed and I barely had time to squeeze in 500 words, let alone draft a decent blog post. So I’m a day...
by Annette | Apr 25, 2012 | Romance Writing
“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.” -Kurt Vonnegut Kurt is right. The more dire the circumstances, the better the story. You want...
by Annette | Apr 18, 2012 | Romance Writing
Keep A Notebook Or Small Tape Recorder With You At All Times. You never know when inspiration is going to strike. If you have some way to keep those ideas from slipping away you may find they’re vital to a part of your romance manuscript. Losing great ideas is...
by Annette | Apr 9, 2012 | Writing Quote of the Week
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill
