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…
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7 Publishing Rules Romance Writers Can Break (Or at Least Bend)
The January/February issue of Writers Digest has an article on 7 Inside-the-Box Publishing Rules That Writers Can Break (Or, at the Very Least, Bend) that…
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…
Camp NaNoWriMo 2022 Plan with Free Printable
For many writers, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is too big of a beast or doesn’t fit with their writing plans. While 50,000 words in…
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…
5 Easy Ways to Level Up Your Writing
Successful authors mystify us with how easy writing seems to come to them. Some people believe people are born with the skill to write or…
How to Master Show vs. Tell for a Swoonworthy Romance
It’s almost like a commandment: Show, don’t tell. The problem is, many writers struggle with knowing the difference. After all, isn’t everything we write part…