by Jeanne Takenaka, @JeanneTakenaka Have you ever attempted to write a short story? Many of you have. Awesome for you! I recently told a group of writing friends I found it easier …
How Not to Be an Award Finalist
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong This month I get to attend the Christy Awards banquet where I’m a finalist in the category of contemporary romance. Some readers have never heard …
More Than a Sounding Board: Four Ways to Deepen the Heroine’s Best Friend
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks Have you noticed that secondary characters sometimes serve little purpose beyond being props in the scene? While we don’t develop walk-on characters, we can use secondary …
6 Ways to Jumpstart Your Writing Day
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 Do you ever wake up and not want to jump out of bed and get to the computer and write? I don’t know about you, but I …
What Not to Do on a Research Trip (Lessons Learned From an Introverted Writer)
By Susan L. Tuttle, @Susan_Tuttle5 Setting is a key element in our books. Oftentimes, we research places before we write about them, but once in a while we actually get …