Writing Tips

Outlines…or How I Forgot About Sex!

by Guest Blogger 12.15.2011

Guest Blog by Jennifer Wilck, author of A Heart of Little Faith and Skin Deep I am not a plotter by nature. I write based on what characters pop into my head and start talking to me. They get louder and louder until I write them down. Sometimes they give me a scene or a [...]

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Creating Characters We’re Passionate About

by Guest Blogger 12.14.2011

Guest Blog by Theresa Meyers, author of Shadowlander As a writer, one of the biggest challenges is creating characters that resonate with the reader. Not everyone is going to identify with your characters, but that’s not what I’m in it for. I want readers to remember my characters, to be passionate about them. I think [...]

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10 Ways to Get Your Reviews Written Pronto

by Keira 10.12.2011

Do any of you find yourself with reviews stacking up? I know I sometimes do and I’m particularly guilty when it comes to movie reviews. I have movies needing reviews from the beginning of last year still waiting for review. Yikes! But don’t worry!!! I have a system that I’ve put in place which allows [...]

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3 Steps to Get Through Manuscript Revisions

by Guest Blogger 10.05.2011

by Rayka Mennen, guest blogger and author of Enchanted Destiny My new release Enchanted Destiny went through several revisions and I got to thinking about the editing process. My critique partner, Angela Foster, and I do what she calls ‘sweeps.’ So what’s a Sweep? Think of it as making an editing pass through your manuscript [...]

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HOLY SPEED WRITER BATMAN! MY HERO!

by Guest Blogger 04.04.2011

by Rhiannon Ellis, guest blogger and author of Bonded in Brazil and Dark Wolf Protector A friend recently tweeted that she’d finished a novella she’d been working on. At first, I was all YAY! Go you! Then, I realized she’d only been working on it for, maybe, two weeks. HOLY SPEED WRITER BATMAN! MY HERO! [...]

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Writing Ménages: The Joy of Either/Ore

by Guest Blogger 03.28.2011

by Karen Mercury, guest blogger and author of Either/Ore When I first started writing ménages, I didn’t stop to think about the difficulties inherent in the form. I was so thrilled to finally be “allowed” to write what had been my secret hidden passion for decades. Two men and one woman! What could be better? [...]

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Small Press v. Self-Publishing

by Guest Blogger 03.10.2011

by Nadia Lee, guest blogger and author of Carnal Secrets After I walked from the deal on Carnal Secrets (if you want to read about that, please check out the following blog posts: “Read the Fine Print” [http://zoewinters.wordpress.com] and “Walking Away Can Be Hard” [http://kaitnolan.com]), I decided to go it alone. Doing it myself wasn’t [...]

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2 Ways to Get Rid of Your Writing Distractions

by Keira 02.14.2011

If you’re a writer, published or aspiring, these tools are for you! Answer this: do you have a hard time getting started? Don’t be shy even Jamie Hill admits it. You get an idea, you’re at the computer fingers poised to type and then… three hours later you’re still staring at a blank page. Don’t [...]