Getting the Words Right: 35+ Commonly (Accidentally) Misused Homophones
Homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things) can cause chaos because chances are you know what version to…
Category: Writing Romance
Writing a Romance Setting that Readers Don’t Skip
Elmore Leonard provided sage writing advice when he said, “Try to leave out the parts people skip.” You may believe that every word in your…
Balancing Romance with Mystery, Suspense, or Fantasy
The first rule of romance is that the relationship between the couple is the primary focus of the story. This is straightforward in traditional romances…
Achieve Your Romance Writing Goals
Updated December 2023 This video was first published December 2021. The video is the same, but I’ve added an edited transcript/article of this video below. The…
Suzy England: From Wattpad to Published Author
Suzy England: From Wattpad to Published Author Suzy and my writing careers started similarly, but we’ve had sightly different paths to publishing. In this interview,…
Wattpad Deep Dive with Suzy England (Members)
I interviewed Suzy England about her journey to becoming a Wattpad Star and published author. You can see that part of the interview here. Below…
FREE Preptober & Writevember Romance Challenge
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is coming in November! Millions of writers across the globe set out to write a 50,000 word novel in 30…
When To Tell Instead of Show in Writing
Show, don’t tell, is the golden rule of writing. But rules are made to be broken, right? Well, sometimes. While showing brings emotion and depth…
Secret Pregnancy/Secret Child Trope: Ideas for Writing an Accidental Pregnancy
I have a confession. I hate the secret child trope. It always breaks my heart for the man who loses so much time with his…
Romance Beat Sheet for Swoonworthy Emotional Stories
How hard can writing a romance be? Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy wins girl back. As it turns out, writing a GOOD romance…