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Conveying Personality with Personality
I’m playing around with the emotional scenes in my re-write; concentrating more on word choice and word play, and what it is I’m actually writing, or conveying, really, in my work. So, I’m taking a long, hard look at the way in … Continue reading
Romance Weekly Blog Hop — July 15 #LoveWriteChat
Thank you for hopping over from Dani Jace‘s post. This week’s questions come from the scrumptious Jo Richardson. Sorry I missed you guys last week, but it was a rare, fun holiday excursion for me, and one in which doing … Continue reading
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Tagged #LoveChatWrite, @Romance Writer's Weekly, @RomanceWritersWeekly, authors, blogging, Collette Cameron, creativity, Dani Jaci, experience, fiction, fiction writer, guidelines, Jo Richardson, love, opinion, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing
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on Being Supportive
I’m going to mention something I’ve grappled with my whole life and am not the least bit proud nor thrilled about sharing — share, I must, though. Last week the ex took us to dinner before our son set off … Continue reading
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Tagged #LoveWriteChat, @Romance Writer's Weekly, authors, creativity, effective writing, emotion, experience, fiction, fiction writer, inspiration, JuNoWriMo, life, love, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writing
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First-World Abolitionist
Even without the aid of Corti-Slim, I am determined to stay here – grounded and with a rightful purpose. To work on improving my writing skills in order to make a living as a recognized author. Writing about this particular … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, authors, blogging, character development, creativity, effective writing, emotion, Emotions, experience, feelings, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, finding me, First-World problems, friends, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, letting go, love, maturity, my writing, my writing progress, random thoughts, real world, Real World problems, regroup my soul, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, Self-Publishing, talent, writers, writing, writing style
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Letting Go
Alright, so I goofed up. I blogged in the wrong frame of mind, and now I feel dumb. All it takes to get over myself, though, is people. People tend to make me see the true ass I am even … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, authors, blogging, creativity, effective writing, emotion, experience, fiction, fiction writer, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, life, love, moods, motivation, negative traits, opinion, publishing, reliability, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, self-esteem, Self-Publishing, talent, the mind trap, writers, writing, writing analysis
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Sunday Funnies
So, today is the first day of June. (brief, quiet pause) YAY! Whoo-Hoo! Hurray! Summer is just around the corner! I’ve waited for it since last September, and here it is again, making another fabulous appearance with its heaping helpings … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, creativity, editing, effective writing, fiction, fiction writer, first-person, first-person narrative, first-person tense, guidelines, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, JuNoWriMo, love, opinion, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing, writing rules
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Covering the Cover
This topic is near and dear to my heart, and yet not something I like thinking about because of the exclusionary aspects involved. People with money are free to do whatever they damn well please whenever they want and however … Continue reading
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Tagged artistry, authors, cover model, creativity, exclusion, exclusionary, fiction, fiction writer, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, love, novel covers, novels, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, sex, sex sells, writers, writing
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Perspective
Today’s self-taught lesson is on Perspective I already talked about POV and how I was actually right and my critics were wrong. This isn’t about POV, though. Today, I’m going to walk myself through Frame of Reference or Approach. My … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, back story, character development, creativity, effective writing, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, helpful advice, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, inspiration, love, perspective, Prologue, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, story development, Using Prologue, writers, writing, writing flow
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Damitol
Actually, I refer to them as cuss words, but no one else I know does. When I use the word CUSS to refer to the mainstream utterances in everyday speech, I’m met with perplexity and sometimes giggles. I think the … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, bad words, character development, cuss words, cussing, cussing and the romance novel, dirty words, effective writing, emotion, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, guidelines, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, love, negative traits, opinion, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, sex, social tenets, swear words, swear words in fiction, swearing, using bad words in your novel, vulgar language, writers, writing, writing rules
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Because I Say So
I was prepared to dust off the trusty, old Topic Wheel and give it a spin for inspiration when I came across a post from a fellow aspiring author that made the Topic Wheel idea obsolete. There are many … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, creativity, describing fictional characters, descriptive writing, effective writing, excerpts, fiction, fiction writer, fictional characters, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, introducing scenes in writing, introductory writing, love, my writing, publishing, romance, romance novels, romance writers, romantic fiction, writers, writing, writing flow, writing show & tell
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