Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick is the author of The Kitten Files mysteries, The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott spy series, and multiple short stories. She is also the creator of the WriteMind Planner, an organizational system for authors. She will chat about how she came up with the idea for her […]
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Sherry A. Burton is the author of 14 contemporary and historical novels, including The Orphan Train Saga, a planned 18-book series based on actual historical events. She will chat about how she segued from contemporary fiction to historical, how she will sell over 600 paperback books at her next book […]
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Jenni James writes contemporary YA and adult romance, Regency romance, and children’s books. She also wrote the screenplay for her novel Not Cinderella’s Type, which won “Best Feature Film” and “Best Screenplay” at the LDS Film Festival in 2018. She will chat about how she broke into screenwriting; the difference […]
Q&A: Writing Screenplays with Jenni James
Danae Little writes contemporary romances and other stories that inspire and give the reader hope. In today’s Q&A, she chats about how she wrote to market, what makes her cowboy characters unforgettable, and where she gets her story ideas. Q. I just read the first in your Unforgettable Cowboys series, […]
Q&A: Unforgettable Characters with Danae Little
Regency romance author Kasey Stockton was drawn to the period at a young age when she was gifted a copy of Sense and Sensibility by her grandmother. In today’s Q&A, she will share how she organizes a custom cover photo shoot, how she writes 900 words in 20-minute sprints, and […]
Q&A: Building a Regency readership with Kasey Stockton
Well, I did it. I started this crazy challenge of 12 books in 12 months last August, writing & publishing at least one book a month and completed it August 15, 2019, with The Secret Prince at 40,025 words. I’ll actually have published 14 books but two are 20k and […]
How I wrote over 1k words in 20 minutes
A guest post by Harlequin author Danica Favorite I use the Goal, Motivation, Conflict (GMC) method of storytelling, which is something most romance writers use. The goal is the story goal, so, in my book, The Cowboy’s Faith, Nicole’s goal of the story is to be able to train her […]
Adding conflict to your romance novel
Danica Favorite is a hybrid author—traditionally published with Harlequin’s Love Inspired and also an indie author of historical novels. She will chat about how she got started writing for Harlequin, the top three social media/marketing must-dos for authors, and what points she includes in drafting her romance novels. Q. I […]
Q&A: Breaking into Harlequin with Danica Favorite
A fellow author recently said she was starting to blog, but what should she blog about? I have been blogging now for over a decade. Over time, my blog has gone from random navel-gazing to a bit more purposeful content. I usually post: How-tos. What I learned from my writing […]
What should I blog about?
I have to force myself to write past my manuscript slumps. I can’t afford to scrap words on my rapid release schedule. Even a day’s worth of major rewrites can set me back on my deadlines. For example, I wrote 5k recently and wanted to scrap it all. So I […]
