Which type of editing do you need?

Which type of editing do you need?

by | May 19, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

Editing is a lot more complicated than one would imagine. Not only is it a multi-layered process involving the author and sometimes as many as three different people, but there are also a number of different types of editing. It can get down-right confusing! There was...
Using Your Setting Well

Using Your Setting Well

by | May 17, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

I’m awful at writing description. It’s one aspect of my writing craft that I’ve been actively working on for the past few years because I know how important description and setting is in a story. I read other people’s books and marvel at how they not only describe a...
Writing for Balance

Writing for Balance

by | May 5, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

“What specific role does writing play in your emotional health?” That’s the question posed by Rachel Herron on the podcast the Writer’s Well on last week’s show (sorry, I don’t always listen to podcasts when they’re published, but, rather, when I’ve got the...
A PSA on GMC

A PSA on GMC

by | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog, Method, Self-publishing, Writing

Goal, motivation, and conflict is so incredibly necessary sometimes it just astounds me. Yes, it’s very helpful if a writer knows everything about the world in which their book is set. And yes, a knowledge of story structure is extremely helpful when writing a book....

My Advertising Journey Follow-up

by | Apr 21, 2019 | Blog, Method, Self-publishing, Writing

Last week I told you all that I would be trying out some advertising for the release of my newest book, the first in a series. I really wanted to make as big a splash with this book as I could since it’s a new beginning for me – this is the first completely new series...
Tropes and Trends

Tropes and Trends

by | Apr 7, 2019 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing

How closely should we follow trends? And where do you start when you’re plotting a new book? With my Ladies’ Wagering Whist Society Series, I started the entire series by working with character tropes. I picked popular Regency romance tropes and made them the ladies...