Writing Process

Coming Your Way

I’m in the middle of writing a new novel/novella to give to readers who sign up for my Love Notes. I realize that hose of you who already have subscribed have received my short story, One Stormy Day. Though technology isn’t my first language (or second or third), I will figure out a way to…
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Minor Characters Speak Up

My minor characters have their own stories. I want to discover them and share them with you.
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Write What You Know

Write what you know. You’ve heard it before. I think people say that hoping to de-mystify writing, to make it sound easier, doable for all of us. I see three problems with this imperative. One is that I only know so much. There is another saying that everyone has at least one book in them.…
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Unfiltered

Recently, I had an opportunity to guest blog for RWSL. So for today, you get a little bit of writing technique advice. Don’t close down yet. It’s not an English class. This might help in your own writing or speaking or social posts. So here goes. In my writing group, we’ve been talking about filters.…
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What topics do you research?

Spying: Part One of a Three Part Series Research is the one avoidance behavior I don’t feel too guilty about. I find the most interesting information while researching for my books. While my time spent delving into Regency England informs my writing, I can’t put everything I find in the stories. For fun, I want…
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Late night Insight: the tale of the French door, or what kind of writer are you?

I may have mentioned that friends of ours offered to sell us their cabin. If I were to use an euphemism, I’d call it a fixer-upper. And that is what we have spent a lot of time doing this summer–fixing up our cabin. It’s a sweet little cabin in a fabulously beautiful area. I love…
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Why A Romance Novel?

I have finished my first Regency romance novel!!! This is a huge accomplishment for me. I haven’t sold it yet; I’m working on the query letter and research about agents and such. But the novel is complete. Alpha and Beta readers have had their say. The editor is at work. I just want to go…
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Inspiration Or Intimidation

It’s a common belief that if you want to write, you will read–a lot. It follows that if you spend time reading the finest writing, you should be inspired to write even better. I guess that I believe that. Only, sometimes I’m not sure it works that way.
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Send Your Voice

I’m still trying to find my “blogging” voice. Also, now that I mention it, I’m still working on my writing voice. I like some of the things that I do, and cringe in embarrassment over some of the others. I have read other writer’s blogs, but I’m uncomfortable giving advice on how to write. Writing is…
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Let’s Dialogue About Dialogue

Dialogue in writing can be tricky to navigate. So, let’s dialogue about dialogue and figure it out.
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