“Writing fiction is hard,” one of our writers’ group members said in our final meeting before the holidays. “Next year, I’m choosing just two strategies. With just two, maybe I can focus and get better at writing.” We all loved her “two strategies” idea. The writer shared her strategies with ...
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Writing Fiction: Revisiting Articles From February
We’re in the final weeks of 2019, so I thought I’d revisit some of the articles posted this year. Let’s look at three articles I posted in February about writing fiction. Writing fiction: building your novel and marketing it If you participated in NaNoWriMo this year — kudos to you. ...
Get Started Writing Fiction: Try These 2 Tips
At our last writers’ group meeting we gained several new members. They’re all new to writing fiction. We discussed how to get started. Writing fiction: trust yourself Even if you’re new to writing fiction, you know the basics of what makes a story. You’ve been watching TV and movies most of your ...
Regency Romance: Free Short Story, “The Question”
Last year, I published the Follyjohn Gossip Series of Regency romance short stories, which is now available as a collection. Since I seem unable to get Follyjohn and its inhabitants out of my mind, I hope you’ll enjoy a brand new short story, which you can read here: “The Question”. Regency ...
Regency Romance Cover Reveal: Cerise’s Story (6Th Eardleys Novel)
Do you love Regency romance? I love them too. The sixth novel in The Eardleys of Gostwicke Hall series will soon be published. I’m pleased with the cover, which you can see above. Regency romance, The Lady & The Devil: If You Knew Me Although Cerise Fortier isn’t an Eardley, she becomes ...
Write Fiction: 3 Easy Tips To Develop Your Characters’ Motivation
You write fiction because you're inspired; you have many ideas you want to share. Unfortunately, the nitty gritty of writing can be challenging. Sooner or later, your inspiration flags. You despise your characters and decide that your plot is silly. Want to light a fire under your characters? ...
