WRITING FOR BOTH JOY AND CATHARSIS

Writing For Both Joy and Catharsis Writing is a uniquely individual pursuit.  Each writer has her own pace, her own style, and her own way of telling her stories. But the main reason most writers start to write is because of two reasons; either it provides her with great joy or for an opportunity for…

Variety is the spice of life

Variety is essential in any long term writer’s career.  When I started my writing journey at 33 years of age, eleven years ago, I fell in love with writing romantic thrillers.  My first story was about a pair of young sisters who escape a dangerous, religious David-Koresh-type cult. The sisters run from a horrific past,…

Sneak Off and Read: Lines about LOVE, #RSsos #RomSuspense

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#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines about LOVE for a great start to the week. Enjoy! As Grannie would say, “You can’t force love, you can only give it a gentle push.” Jacquie Biggar He felt the love he had convinced himself didn’t exist. If only he could have known this…

Inner Demons

  One of my favorite bloggers, Kristen Lamb, recently shared a post about plotting inner demons in your writing. But I don’t write about exorcisms, you say. Well, I don’t either – or at least I haven’t yet – but that’s not what she was referring to. What Kristen, in her awesome writing brilliance, discussed…