Drafts of a novel

Drafts of a novel

by | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing

You’ve probably all heard of Nora Roberts’ first POS draft that she writes. She’s a “pantser” – she gets an idea for a book, allows it to gestate in her brain for a little while, thinking of who the characters might be and what they want and then she sits down at her...
The Importance of Names

The Importance of Names

by | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

I’m currently plotting my next trilogy in my Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society series. The first thing I do is work on my characters, because it is from characters that the plot grows. As I’m doing this, I’m getting input and help from my daughter, who has some very...
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

by | Mar 17, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

The countdown is happening fast, much faster than feels comfortable. There is so much to do for a book launch and so many different websites and people telling me what to do and what not to do. I could spend thousands of dollars if I want, or I could spend none at all...
Judging a book by its cover

Judging a book by its cover

by | Mar 10, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

We’re told as children never to judge a book by its cover. We’re told that to do so would be to perhaps miss out on something really important or really wonderful. Just because something is ugly on the outside, doesn’t mean that it isn’t beautiful on the inside. And...
Marketing, We’re all Struggling

Marketing, We’re all Struggling

by | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

No one ever said that being a self-publisher was easy. The best thing about being one, however (aside from having full control over your books and how they’re published), is the camaraderie. Ninety-five percent (or more) of all self-published authors are probably...
How to Write a Romance

How to Write a Romance

by | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

A friend of mine who writes horror was thinking of writing a romance novel as a change, so I thought maybe I’d give her a little advice. Let’s start with the definition of a romance – it’s a story where two beings (people/creatures/aliens, whatever) fall in love and...