Writer’s Block? – Ways to Motivate Yourself by Alexia Gordon When writing experts aren’t debating writer’s block’s existence, they’re offering sure-fired ways to beat it. I can’t guarantee a fix for writer’s block but I do have a few techniques I use to motivate myself when I feel stuck. 1. I write the same sentence …
Happy New Year! May 2020 be a year of happiness, health and prosperity
13 Things That Drive Editors and Readers Crazy (And Not in a Good Way) by Heather Weidner Thank you so much for letting me visit the blog. I’m Heather Weidner, and I write the Delanie Fitzgerald mysteries, Secret Lives and Private Eyes, The Tulip Shirt Murders, and Glitter, Glam, and Contraband. The latest one in …
THANKING YOU! – AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRATITUDE by Debra H. Goldstein With Thanksgiving officially over, the family gone, the laundry done, and almost all the leftovers eaten, it’s time to look to the future. On behalf of Sarah Blair, RahRah, Fluffy and the other characters populating Kensington’s Sarah Blair cozy mystery series, I’m excitedly and …
Where Do You Begin Writing a Series? by Brenda Whiteside At a recent book signing, I was asked where do you begin when writing a series. The truth is, every writer probably has their own method. I’m in the process of writing my second series. I say process because I learned from writing my first, …
TBR and Chocolates by Debra H. Goldstein In the Forrest Gump movie, Forrest explains that his mother often compared life to a box of chocolates because you never know what you were going to get. As the days pass, I not only agree with her, but being honest, I find myself eating through that box …
Two Bites Too Many Released Today – What Else Can I Say? Things are finally looking up for Sarah Blair following her unsavory divorce. Settled into a cozy carriage house with her sassy Siamese cat, RahRah, she has somehow managed to hang on to her law firm receptionist job and – if befriending strays …
Why I Write the Different Blogs I Write and What That Means for You by Debra H. Goldstein When I started writing, I was told I needed to establish a social media presence. My son helped me get on Facebook, I wrote a short tweet on Twitter, and I created a Linked In profile. I …
Crossover Characters by Judy Penz Sheluk I love it when an author takes a major character from one book and gives them a small role in another. John Sandford does this to perfection (well, he does everything to perfection) with his Lucas Davenport “Prey” series and Virgil Flowers novels…in fact, his Virgil Flowers series is …
Life Gets in the Way by Angie Gallion When I read Debra’s post about best-laid plans sometimes going awry, I could relate. No matter how hard we try, life sometimes gets in the way. My writing journey has been filled with life getting in the way. I was a big dreamer growing up and I …
