What does the future hold? Our Blog Challenge topic this week, “Ten Years from Now” is a tough one. I never think I’m old, but the reality is, I have several decades of life under my belt. Is it hopefulness or … Continue reading →
A Day in My Life… This Blog Challenge topic reminds me of every New Year’s Eve resolution I’ve broken this year. I SHOULD BE exercising more. I SHOULD be getting up at the crack of dawn, heading first thing to … Continue reading →
This week’s MFRW Author Blog Challenge Topic is Life Lessons in My Books Last year, Mary Balogh spoke at the Historical Romance Retreat (amazing little reader conference, btw) about one of the important themes of her romance novels. It was … Continue reading →
MFRW Authors are chatting this week about the most beautiful places they’ve visited. I’ve visited a lot of amazing places, but the first beautiful place that pops into my mind when I think Most Beautiful is… New Zealand Maybe it’s … Continue reading →
Why I write… is the topic of this week’s MFRW Blog Challenge. A couple of years ago I took “Fearless Writer”, a wonderful online class offered by Laura Baker. One of the taskings was to come up with a kind … Continue reading →
If I had to pick one last meal… I hate this topic because it presents too many options. It also reminds me of crime and punishment and….death. But here we go: If I had to choose one last meal, it … Continue reading →
Words on the Page For this week’s MFRW Blog Challenge and Hop, we’re talking about word count. One thing is for sure: if you’re going to write a book, you need to get words on a page. But how many? … Continue reading →
A Writer’s Building Blocks Words are the bricks and mortar of an author’s craft, so in that sense, no word is completely verboten or off limits. You might need that off-color brick to highlight your design, like a well-chosen epithet … Continue reading →
This is week 6 in the Marketing for Romance Authors Blog Challenge and Hop, wherein MFRW members chat about their… Hobbies! Long before I started writing romance books, I threw myself into crafty activities. My less than perfect skills were … Continue reading →
A Blog Challenge! A couple of blogs ago, I said I wouldn’t be doing the A to Z blog challenge this year because I’m just too busy! But another opportunity came up, the Marketing For Romance Writers weekly blog challenge. … Continue reading →