Brazilian Feijoada Recipe and Memories of my Time in Brazil ~ By Katie Baldwin In my latest book, A Ghost of a Chance, there is a lot of talk of food. I love to cook, and that love has spilled into my romances. My stories often feature characters happily cooking in the kitchen. I have […]
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~ By Brighton Walsh 10. This business is a whole lot of hurry up and wait. And, okay, that’s probably not a new one for you. I’m sure if you’ve read even one author’s blog, you’ve heard this. But I cannot stress it enough. It’s basically one giant waiting game—waiting for the call, waiting for contracts,
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Happy Friday! And happy spring! ? We figured this would be the perfect time for a writing prompt. Ready? Your protagonist, in addition to being busy with a fulfilling yet exhausting career, really loves to cook and bake. She has a new apartment that she really loves, and she’s especially proud of the private patio
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~ By Mariah Ankenman Like most writers, I wish my days were filled with endless amounts of time sitting in front of a roaring fire in a secluded cabin nestled in the woods. Endless time full of inspiration and far from distractions and responsibilities, but that’s not reality. I’m usually up before the crack of
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~ By Ainsley St Claire I know I’m not the only one when I say my life is beyond crazy. I’m a small consulting business owner with nine employees. I’m a mother of two boys, ages seven and ten, who have multiple activities and sports. I’m a wife to a kind, supportive, and generous husband who
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~ By Melina Kantor I wasn’t planning to write a novel. Especially not in thirty days. But one October day in 2007, as I was walking my dog in Central Park while listening to a podcast, I heard about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Minutes after I got home, I signed up. A few weeks
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~ By Peggy Jaeger Valentine’s day is the one day of the year the rest of the world realizes what we, as writers of romance, know every day: Love makes the world go around. Wasn’t that a song? Yup – and here it is: I loved when I was in grade school and we were
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~ By Mellanie Szereto I wrote this blog post several years ago, but the demands and commitments in my life have changed since then. My husband is thinking about retirement, our daughter has graduated from college (multiple times) and lives halfway across the country for her job, our autistic son has started college, my elderly father
~ By Brighton Walsh It’s okay to say no. Really. It is. It might not be easy. It might be nerve-racking. But it’s okay to do it. “I value your opinion, but that just doesn’t work for me.” You finish your manuscript. You love it. You maybe have some spots that you are iffy on—does
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~ Meka James As writers, we all have our processes. Some plot, some wing it, some do a combination of the two. I’m a wing it gal. I’ve never liked outlines, even way back in my school days. That hasn’t changed over the years. Because I don’t plot, and my characters can sometimes be uncooperative,
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~ By Rita Henuber [Read Part 2, Curiosity] Lately, in writers groups, there has been some discussion about keeping the joy in our writing. There are a bazillion answers to this. I think one is by indulging our other creative talents. Yeaph. OTHER creative talents. Authors are very creative people. Think about all the
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~ By Rita Henuber [Read Part 1, Imagination] Author’s professional curiosity is a huge subject on many levels. It begins with, can I write a book? Should I write a book? How do I write a book? Flash forward to a truckload of how do I promote and gain new reader questions. I believe
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