Writing is a lonely job. It requires your seat in the chair and your eyes trained on that blank page. But what happens when you have a question? Such as “What’s a typical guy reaction to a bad first date?” Well, you can consult the internet or you can connect with other authors via social media. I love that I can… Read More
If Taylor Swift wrote a book would you read it? The other day at work I was listening to music by Taylor Swift. If you don’t know who she is, she started out singing country music and then switched to pop. Here’s one of her older pictures: And here’s one of her more – somewhat – recent pictures. (Sorry, I… Read More
Are you an aspiring writer/author who wants to learn more about the craft of writing? (Do you see me raising my hand?) Then this post is for you! I’ve decided to try to interview authors on certain elements of their writing. As a wannabe writer myself, when I sat down to write my first manuscript the words that flowed out… Read More
What Point of View should a romance be written in? This is my current dilemma as of two weeks ago. Sigh. I joined a local critique group and was encouraged to change my POV. My current manuscript is written in dual 1st person POV. For example, the opening chapter is written from my male character’s POV. Chapter two is written… Read More
When I was in college I contemplated majoring in English. After all, I had two A+ creative writing papers to my credit from my school years. All of those papers and all of those years of school – just two total. So why shouldn’t I think about majoring in English? But I didn’t. I didn’t think I could find a… Read More
Is really the beginning. And that’s where I am. When I was in 5th grade I distinctly remember telling myself that I would be a writer by the age of 30. Well that mark has come and gone but last year I finally sat down and wrote a manuscript. As in over 100k works. Wow! I didn’t know I had… Read More
