A tender, funny novel about divorce? Only Kristan Higgins could pull it off. Harper James thinks she know what it takes to make a marriage work. After all, as a divorce attorney she’s seen plenty of evidence of what makes marriages fail; plus, her own brief but heart-shattering experience of marriage taught her that practicality,… Continue reading Review: My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
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Creating alternate endings
This is cross-posted at The Season. I hate Gone With The Wind. Hate it. I know it’s supposed to be one the all-time greatest films, but I’ve seen it once and as God is my witness, I shall never watch it again. I was 13 when I watched it. No one had spoiled the ending… Continue reading Creating alternate endings
The little things that keep you writing
There’s no doubt that a writer’s life is full of sacrifice. Very few people are lucky enough to make writing their full-time job; it’s often something you have to make time for, sandwiched between family obligations and whatever pays the bills. Everything else seems to fall by the wayside. This weekend, as I was cleaning… Continue reading The little things that keep you writing
Guest post by Sara Megibow: being a feminist romance reader
Late one evening, when I’d just finished writing my post on being a feminist romance novelist, I was chatting with friends on Twitter when a tweet by agent Sara Megibow from the Nelson Agency popped up. I don’t remember exactly what it said, but she emphatically said that a woman can be a feminist and… Continue reading Guest post by Sara Megibow: being a feminist romance reader
Embracing inconsistency as a writer
I’d love to be one of those writers who can write a thousand words a day, every day. Scratch that. I’d love to be a writer who can write FIVE thousand words a day, especially if they were all brilliant words. But I’m not. There are some days I can write three thousand words. Others… Continue reading Embracing inconsistency as a writer