by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt As we write our stories, we build a community around our characters that can include: family members neighbors best friends colleagues We often also include a …
Writing Miserable Characters Without Making Your Readers Miserable
By Janine Rosch, @janinerosche “Ryann Ashcroft rolled onto her back, clinched her arms across her stomach, and surrendered her breath into the dreary, gray sky. The newspaper had predicted snowfall …
The Beauty of Flawed Characters
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan While driving home from an appointment with my mom, we talked about fictional characters and the frustration with characters in some novels being perfect. You know …
Tips for Writing Category Romance
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan I write contemporary Christian romance novels for Love Inspired, which is the Christian imprint of Harlequin Books. Love Inspired novels have been around for almost 25 …
How Can You Layer Deeper Emotion into Your Writing?
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt I’ve talked with various writers in recent weeks, both one on one and in groups, and the topic of layering emotion into our novels keeps coming …