How to Write a Novel: Knowing Your Characters (Part 1)
Regardless of what type of novel you’re writing (romance, mystery, young adult), it will require two key elements: characters and a plot. You’ll eventually need to learn the best craft-writing techniques to make your story the best it can be, but before you can make it shine, you need to [...]
Book Review: Perennials by Julie Cantrell
When two estranged sisters reunite for their parents’ 50th anniversary, a family tragedy brings unexpected lessons of hope and healing amid the flowers of their mother’s perennial garden. Eva—known to all as Lovey—grew up in Oxford, MS, surrounded by literary history and her mother's stunning perennial gardens. But a garden [...]
Author Interview: Sara Foust
Hi, and thanks for your willingness to appear on my blog! To get started, please tell us what genre you write. How did you pick it? I write Inspirational Romantic Suspense. And, honestly, I just kind of naturally fell into it. I didn’t really realize as a newbie that’s what [...]
How to Write a Novel: The Road to Publication
Earlier this month I announced that I am once again rebranding this blog to tailor it exclusively to writers (fiction readers – especially if you enjoy clean, contemporary romance – can find me at the Romance Reader’s Café). My goal is to transform this blog into trusted source for fiction-writing [...]
3 Lessons Learned After Signing My First Publishing Contract by Laurie Lucking
In February, 2017, I signed my first publishing contract. Next to my wedding and the births of my children, it was one of the most exciting milestones of my life. An absolute dream come true. Now, in just one month, I'll have a published book! Over five years of hard [...]