I love Romcom. I love to laugh and make others laugh. I love drama. I have been told I write really good drama that brings tears. When I can combine the two, it is great.
Picture this: The scene- Intense heart break, mammoth pain, leading to the emotional climax of the story. My heroine gets drunk [...]
Dear Inez,
You’re one of the most prolific people I know. Jinx, John, and now this new guy? All in five months? How do you do it? I spend forever finding a new man to adore, and end up test driving about twenty before The One grabs hold. But you - you love ‘em for 100k [...]
Em and I were talking about this last night and it got me to thinking. What stands in your way of writing? I know it’s different for everyone. For instance, many people can’t write with noise or with their children. I have a computer in the living room and an autistic son. Obviously, if I [...]
I’ve only read one bodice ripper ever. And that was back in high school. I can’t remember the author or the title, but I do remember LOTS of sex in it. Detailed scenes of members journeying into budding love sheaths.
From what I can remember, the plot had lots drama. A strong-willed, yet delicate heroine forced [...]
*sniff*
When I finally get to the point where I write those longed for words THE END, there is a lot emotional baggage I have to dump. I write long. My shortest mss is about 80K. So I spend a lot of time with my characters. I know them, I love them. I fall in love [...]
Randy Travis? Remember him? My CP said something last night that reminded me of his 80s song “Diggin’ up Bones” and it’s been in my head ever since. I seem to recall there being more to it.
For the past six days (and for the next nine) I’m “fast drafting” a new project (modified; [...]
K, I’m going to be brutally honest here. We’re involving ourselves in this exercise today because I have nothing else to write about. But here it goes. How’s your goals list looking this year. This is a show and tell. I’ll show you mine but you have to show me yours. I’m not very [...]
A few days ago, my husband and I watched a movie called Born To Run. It stars Richard Grieco (remember him from 21 Jump Street) And some other familiar faces. The movie featured fast cars, a ruthless bad guy and a romance.
I was digging the relationship between the hero and heroine until the hero tells [...]
I do not read only one genre of books, either under the umbrella of romance or not(but let’s stay there for clarity,okay?). I actually read whatever my hand falls on and sounds interesting. RomCom? Wonderful and harder to find than you think. RomSus? Cool? Historical Intrigue, not a problem. Dark Fantasy, bring it [...]
Have you ever taken a face-to-face writing class and felt like you were the only person in attendance who didn’t have a clue?
I have, *shudder* and it’s not an experience I’m keen to repeat.
I vividly recall the first writing class I took after I realized that the novel I’d written—a true work of unblemished genius—would [...]
