Let’s Talk About Writing Plus-Sized Characters
I have a lot of thoughts about writing plus size characters, both as a reader and as a full-time freelance book editor. Recently, it’s been on my mind for two reasons! For one, I’ve seen a lot of...
View ArticlePet Peeve List – 75 Examples!
This pet peeve list is to help writers with character development. Every good character needs a quirk or two, and a pet peeve can be a great (and sometimes funny) one! We can learn a lot about a...
View Article25 Cute Fall Writing Prompts!
A couple of you requested fall writing prompts… and now that it’s autumn and I’m back to regular blogging, I’m happy to oblige! These fall writing prompts are for a few different genres, including...
View ArticleHow to Write a Press Release For a Book (One Example!)
I put together a press release for my upcoming book launch, and I thought that my fellow authors who follow the blog might like to see how I did it—just as one example! Be sure to pin it to Pinterest...
View ArticleYay, It’s WIP Wednesday! Come Share Your Writing!
We’d love to see what you’re up to! Work in Progress Wednesday is usually the first Wednesday of the month, but it got bumped from last week due to the holidays. I’ll share an excerpt of what I’m...
View ArticleIt’s WIP Wednesday! Let’s See What You’re Writing!
It’s time to share our works in progress! I’ve barely blogged in the past month, because I’ve been working on my sequel, but I’m getting back into it this month and in the fall. And of course, I didn’t...
View ArticleIt’s Time for WIP Wednesday! Let’s Share Some Writing!
Hey writers! Let’s share what we’re working on! I’m still working on my sequel to Her Knight at the Museum, and I’m really enjoying it! I’ll share another one from this WIP next month, but that’ll be...
View Article7 Examples of Real Regency Era Letters
I dug up some actual historical love letters from the Regency era because I was doing research for my forthcoming novel Her Time Traveling Duke. It’s going to be the sequel to my book Her Knight at the...
View ArticleIt’s My Writing Blog’s 10th Birthday…Here Are 10 of My Best Posts for Writers!
When I started this blog for writers and other dreamers, with the tagline “tell your stories, love your life,” a couple of people laughed right in my face. It was in early December, 2014, and they...
View ArticleI Went Viral As an Author…After Getting Real About My Age
For my romcom novel that came out last month, I tried a lot of author marketing… I made TikToks and Instagram posts and reels, trying out different angles and tactics. (I also tweeted, but I’ve since...
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