This might get a little longwinded so bear with me 🙂 How many of you remember arguing with your parents when you were a teen and desperately wanted to color your hair? My daughter used to drive me crazy with these requests. “Please, Mom, Stephanie’s mom let her do it.” Or my personal…
Tag: Writing Tips
KISS your characters
I saw my first movie in 1979: The Black Hole. Due to a family thing (which is a very long story), we had to drive an hour one way and catch a ferry to make the show time. I was hooked from that night in a dark theater with my brother and my cousins. I…
The Path to Fix My Writing Mojo
Summer break is my writing sweet spot. Two months where I can focus on crafting a new novel or polishing an existing project. At the start of summer 2016, I set several goals to conquer by August 1. One was to write the last half of my novel, Shutter, and another was to complete revisions…
A Lucky Eight: Thoughts on the Book Trailer
Do you have a trailer for your latest book? And what’s your opinion of the medium, in general? Seems there’s some controversy as to whether book trailers have a place in the market at all. Some sources even suggest that the very notion of a book trailer is in direct opposition to a book’s innate…
“Kiss Me Like You Mean It”: 3 Tips for Writing a Better First Kiss
“You should be kissed and by someone who knows how.” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind  There’s nothing like a first kiss. Right? Especially when it turns out to be everything you’d expected. But what happens when it falls flat? When writing my WIP, Follow Me, I wanted the couple’s first kiss to be…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about Money, #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines about MONEY for a lovely start to your week, enjoy! “Here, take your damn blood money, and don’t worry, my daughter and I will find somewhere else to live before next month.” Jacquie Biggar Silver Bells (upcoming) AJ felt like a kid who had just been caught stealing money from his…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about Water, #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines about WATER for a lovely start to your week, enjoy! I watched in rapt fascination as he swallowed it with a chug of water. Vicki Batman The air was filled with the intoxicating scent of rain and the damp leather from his jacket. Christy had the urge to bury her nose…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about Chapter Beginnings, #RSsos #RomSuspense
Meg Bourland jerked to a stop before she reached the bottom of the stairs in her parents’ house. Her fingers tightened on the banister. The spit in her mouth dried up like the Texas fields in August. ~ Marsha West “They’re all good catches,” Tanya said lightly as she stopped to talk briefly to Maxine….
There’s Rules? Who knew! #Writerstips #RSsos #mgtab @jacqbiggar
While working on my revisions something came to my attention that you may not be aware of. Dialogue which runs several paragraphs long have a set of rules to follow. I know, right? Crazy! This came as a surprise to me. I’d always thought, mistakenly it seems, that as long as it was one person…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about Love and Fireworks, #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines highlights those reactions to love (like fireworks) for a booming start to your week. Enjoy! The combination of his touch and desire in his eyes singed her like a jolt from a live wire. Long after he removed his hand, the surge continued to pulse. ~ S.A. Taylor, Sister of Southern Inspired…
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