Great Writing Resource
Here’s a great writing resource which has links to tons of helpful and insightful articles regarding writing.
Gabrielle Luthy.com/forwriters.htm
Stories of Seduction, Passion, Impulse and Love
Writing Red Flags
I’m looking for a critique partner. Someone who can help me catch the things that I miss in tweaking and polishing my books. Things like - grammar, spelling, run-on sentences, fragments, nonsensical phrasing, head hopping. Generally the techniques and mechanics of writing.
So in my quest, I’ve also started learning more about editing and how to […]
Friends - Writing vs Non-Writing
I have two distinctive sets of friends - Writer and Non-Writers.
The writer friends are either published (NY, Print or Epubbed), seeking publication, editors or reviewers. Now my non-writer friends most don’t know I write and if they do they don’t know my pen name or what I write. So they don’t necessarily understand when I […]
Making Time to Write
Jennifer Crusie has been quoted as saying:
Don’t look down.
Which essentially means to just write the story and don’t over edit yourself when you’re writing the first draft. It can be taken as a variation of BICHOK - Butt In Chair, Hands on Keyboard (for the non-writers reading this).
Nora Roberts has been quoted as saying:
You can’t edit a […]
Plus size or Curvy?
I watched ANTM Wednesday night and was shocked to discover that a size 10 is considered plus size and that size 2 is prefered for the runway. Now there will be some who say that that’s just modeling and it was only 1 designer. But it’s the fashion industry and a lot of young women […]
New Rules for Authors
I found this article while surfing around the blogosphere.
It’s a great article on author websites from publicist Bella Stander.
“Rule #1: Having a website is not an option; it’s an absolute necessity.”
Click here to read more
Being Multi-talented
Check out this blog post about being multi-talented and an ongoing debate about agents who are also authors.
Article - Query/Submission during Holidays
Here’s an interesting article on querying and subbing during the holidays and whether it’s a good idea or not.
Hero Worship
I had fully intended to post a piece in response to the writing prompt. Unfortunately, I had a hard time choosing which hero I would want to date. I read so many different types of novels it almost feels like cheating to single out just one hero. There has been so many I have fallen in […]
No Matter What Just Keep On Writing
My new article on the Romance Diva’s Blog is now up.
It was published under my other Pen Name - Jayna Gardner.
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Every day we are faced with challenges, dilemmas, situations and LIFE.
It has a way of getting in the way and interrupting a good time and our regularly scheduled routines. One day you’re going along and […]
