Writing During a Family Crisis
~ By Tanya Agler Overall, writing is a rather solitary endeavor. Many people, who’ve never finished a book, believe it’s the easiest thing in the world to let the words flow onto the computer screen or onto a sheet of paper. In reality, many writers have day jobs, families, and responsibilities. Many wake up early […]
Attn: All the Single Ladies — You Are Astonishing!
~ Melina Kantor Hello, All the Single Ladies, My last post in our honor was about HEA’s and why we are more than capable of writing them. I’m back! I wasn’t planning on writing another post about “single ladies,” but there’s something I feel the need to discuss. Actually, there’s a part of that something […]
Blog for Us!
Interested in contributing a guest post for the Contemporary Romance Writer’s Blog? We’d love to have you! All chapter members, published and not yet published, are welcome to contribute. Guidelines Word Count: Posts should be between 500 -750 words, but exceptions can be made. Author Bio: Please include a headshot and bio of 50 -100 words. […]
Strong Writing Regimen. Strong Body.
~ By Liza Keogh My writing regimen is getting stronger. Fifteen months ago, I formally ended one career and began to write fiction. I had a yearlong arc of transition ahead of me, and the planets seemed well-aligned to support a multitude of big changes in my life. My body is suffering. My hip joints are achy, the […]
Valentine’s Day and the Importance of Love
~ By Mary E. Thompson I really like four letter words. Some of my favorite words are four letter words. I’ll spare you the ones that I save for the person who cuts me off in traffic (when my kids aren’t with me) or my books, but my favorite four letter word is Love. What […]
2017, Shakespeare, and a Dose of Inspiration
~ By Rebecca Grace Allen Let’s be brutally honest here: 2016 totally stunk. As a writer and, well, a human, I struggled on every level. My creativity shuddered to a halt. I hit a massive writers block. My relationships suffered. I gained ten pounds. There were times when I wondered why I was doing this […]
Meet Our New Secretary, Katina Drennan!
A huge congratulations and thanks to our new board! 🙂 Next up in our introductions, we’ve have our new secretary, Katina Drennan. Welcome, Katina! Q. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. What drew you to writing? A. I’ve always loved to read, so writing and language have always come easy to me. My […]
Meet Our New VP of Communications, Louise Knott Ahern!
A huge congratulations and thanks to our new board! 🙂 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing each new board member. Next up, come meet our new VP of Communications, Louise Knott Ahern (w/a Lyssa Kay Adams)!. Q. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. What drew you to writing? A. I’ve always been a […]
Meet Our New VP of Programs, Melanie Greene!
A huge congratulations and thanks to our new board! 🙂 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing each new board member. Next up, come meet our new VP of Programs, Melanie Greene. Oh, and, guess what? Today is her birthday! Welcome, Melanie! And happy birthday! Q. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. […]
Meet Our President, Casey Clipper!
A huge congratulations and thanks to our new board! 🙂 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing each new board member. First up, come meet our new president, Casey Clipper. Welcome, Casey! Q. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. What drew you to writing? A. I can’t say for sure what drew […]
Writing is Hard. Why Do We Do It?
~ By Mary E. Thompson Eight months ago a friend of mine released her first book. Leading up to the release, she did a countdown to release day on social media, shared it with everyone she knew, and was crazy excited. Three months later, sales were dismal. Recognition wasn’t there. She was discouraged. Another friend […]
Surviving NaNoWriMo When You’re Not Writing
~ By Brenda Margriet Note: On Wednesday, we posted an alternate view of National Novel Writing Month. I am currently not writing. It doesn’t feel good, but I am trying not to beat myself up about it. So with NaNoWriMo going full swing and many of my online writer friends posting amazing word counts I just […]
