Getting back to work after a break

Getting back to work after a break

All right, last week I wrote about dictation software that really didn’t work for me because I’m a kinesthetic person (I need the actual act of writing or typing to think and be creative). What I didn’t mention and didn’t talk about was how I was actually doing...
Dictation Software: a trial and a comparison

Dictation Software: a trial and a comparison

Hurray, I have wrists! (In case you haven’t been following along, I broke both my wrists when I slipped on some snow back in mid-December.) I got my casts off last week and now I am working on getting my wrists back in shape. Physical therapy is literally a...
Resolutions, Goals, or Objectives

Resolutions, Goals, or Objectives

January is half-way done! How are you with those New Year’s resolutions you made—if you made any at all? I know there are a great number of people who have simply given up on the concept of resolutions…I have to admit to being one of them. Instead of resolutions that...
The Plotting Synopsis

The Plotting Synopsis

One thing that writers have always said that they dislike is writing a synopsis. It’s true that summarizing a 75,000 word book into a page can be extremely difficult. However, writing a synopsis doesn’t always have to be a chore. One way I plot my books is by writing...
Writing romance

Writing romance

As a writer of romance, I realized I haven’t written about the fundamentals of writing romance here in a very, very long time! Whether you write romance or another genre, it’s very likely that you’re going to have at least some romance in your story. The thing is, we...
Exploring the Third Rail

Exploring the Third Rail

I was preparing for a talk I’m going to be giving this weekend to the Maryland Romance Writers when I was reminded of Lisa Cron’s concept of the Third Rail. This is an easy way to think about Story, Plot, Character development, and GMC all wrapped up into one very...