One of the bummers (cue naughty giggles from my British friends) of living in London is that I can’t afford to fly to the US in summer. It costs approximately $Ridiculous and I’m on a charity salary. So color me thrilled to find Savvy Authors is having a Summer Symposium from today through Sunday. They’ve… Continue reading When you can’t afford to go to RWA Nationals
Tag: how to write
We interrupt this scene for…
I just finished reading a novel where every single scene followed a formula: a few lines of dialogue, followed by a paragraph describing the history of the building the conversation was taking place in, then some back story, then back to the conversation. So it was something like this: “What are you doing?” Hubby asked.… Continue reading We interrupt this scene for…
What if your characters have different morals than you do?
I’m over at my crit partner Roni Griffin’s blog, talking about characters who don’t share your moral values. Stop by and say hi!
“He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels
At one point near the beginning of my work-in-progress (a contemporary romance set in a small mountain town in California), my hero sits in a greasy-spoon cafe and thinks about how much he misses being a Starbucks customer. I didn’t put that thought in his head on a whim. You see, he’s a small-business owner,… Continue reading “He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels
What should we ask you?
First off, I’m sorry about the long blog silence. I’ve actually been *gasp* writing! And it’s been fantastic. Not so fantastic is the long-term family illness stuff that my husband and I have been coping with, nor the ongoing work project that is destined to kill me. But the writing is good. And as I… Continue reading What should we ask you?