For the past few years I’ve helped judge contests for new romance writers. And each year, I see so many similarities in the entries. So I thought I’d jot down a few tips for new romance writers, based on what…
Advice for New Romance Writers
Grief, Healing and Romance in Saved by the Firefighter
I love romance novels with really big emotions. When I first created an author website and was searching for a tagline, I played around with big stories with big emotions as a description for my writing. And even though I…
When You’re Stuck, Jump Around!
I write in fits and starts. Everything will flow for a day or two and then boom. I’m stuck. Staring at the page, with no idea what to write next. At times I am unable to string any coherent sentences…
Unexpected Wisdom
I’m suffering from the post-book-release blues. I don’t know if you’re familiar with them. Here’s how they work, for me at least. I write my book. Then I work as hard as I can to revise and edit it. I…
What Makes a Great Western Romance?
I love reading western romance. Put a hero in faded jeans a flannel shirt and a cowboy hat on a book cover and I will very likely buy that book! But sometimes I end up feeling like the cowboy on…
