I Made it to 50K!
It’s done! Yay! It took a wild wrong turn partway through, but I rewrote from the blank page and then ended up improving it. (Pretty sure of that.) Feeling excited about the changes. In fact, I might have to make December in JenNoWriMo so I can finish the rest of the story. #amwriting #andwritingandwritingandwriting
I Might Be A Cheater. I Don’t Know.
So I started my NaNoWriMo project, and quickly sailed through the first 20K words. As always. And then I hit the 20K wall. As always. Then, I decided it was time to take the story to the expert, my muse, the smartest man I know: my husband. He read the first 100 pages of my […]
November: It’s Not Just About Overgrown Facial Hair
It’s officially underway, the NaNoWriMo challenge. Not all people have heard of this. I mentioned it to my sister, who did say she’d heard of it but thought it was a conference. (It’s okay, Carrie. If I weren’t steeped in this whole writing culture, I wouldn’t know either.) November. It’s not just about not shaving. […]
The TWO Sweetest Words a Romance Novelist Can Write
I know romances often revolve around the “big three words.” But today, this romantic comedy writer wrote the big two: THE END. Yeah, it was just the end of a first draft that’s probably a lot crummier than I’d like to admit. But still, I can’t improve it until there’s something to improve upon. And […]
What Questions to Ask in the First Draft of a Novel
I love the first draft. It’s a world of discovery. Who are these people? What are their strengths, weaknesses, fears? What things should they face that will help them become who they were always meant to be, inside and out? What kind of a world should they encounter? What internal and external forces should be […]
Research and the Modern Writer
This has got to be the best time in the history of the world to be a writer. Not only are there a thousand different outlets for sharing the written word, it’s also the most information-rich generation of all time. Duh. Everyone knows this. But it makes writing so much more fun! I can, on […]
Ridiculously Addicted to this Show
I recently got sucked into a Netflix obsession. Admit it–you’ve either done it or been tempted. Streaming TV is my nemesis, and my great love. It’s been probably seven or eight years since I’d seen it, but I started watching old seasons of What Not to Wear. You know, the makeover show on the TLC […]
The Woes of a Published Writer
It’s been a week slammed with conversations that all had the same theme: traditionally published writers feeling disenchanted with the marketing efforts of their publishers. I’m sure this is an age-old complaint. “My book isn’t selling. The publisher won’t promote it.” Meanwhile, the publisher is probably thinking, “This book isn’t selling well. The author didn’t […]
Introducing: The Lost Art: A Romantic Comedy
I’m really excited about this book! And at long last, I’ve got a blurb. Well, it might be a work in progress. All her life, Ava Young assumed the only way a guy would take a second look at her was if she was the only person in the room. And on fire. So she’s been distant, […]
Cover and Title Reveal of My Coming-Soon Rom-Com
Exciting day! I’m finally ready to reveal the cover and title of my next novel. This one has been in the works for a lot of years, with the concept gelling in my head about six years ago. But I got frustrated with it after about 85 pages and set it on the shelf. Then, […]
