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Second Spring – Book Review
Originally posted on All Romance Reads:
? ? SECOND SPRING BY SANDHYA JANE This is Avantika’s heartfelt journey through love and life… As a smart, successful, thirty-eight-year-old single mother, Avantika seemingly has it all: a great career as a seasoned banking professional, respect and admiration from her peers as an able leader, fulfillment as a mother,…
These are the 2 Types of Rough Drafts
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Samantha Fenton Not every rough draft is created equal. There are different ways of mind when writing the rough draft. Depending on your style, maybe your draft has taken forever to write. You just want to get it as perfect as possible. Or maybe the rough draft is just a chance…
How to Characterize Love in Your Writing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Jacqui Murray How do we characterize love in your writing? Because, if you’re a writer, you must. It doesn’t have to be sex but it has to take readers that direction, right to the edge of the cliff. Yes, you can leave the lurid details out, but let…
Still Struggling A Bit But Trying….Giveaway Reminder!
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
Thank you to everyone who commented on my previous blog post. Honestly…I’m still struggling at the moment which is why I felt unable to answer individual comments but I really appreciate all the support. I’m still struggling especially as other things have happened recently but I am here to give a last…
Writing to Market – What Does It Mean?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? By Julianne Q. Johnson Should a novelist write to market? Should they avoid writing to market like the plague? Should they write to trend or to tropes? What does it all mean? Take heart, gentle reader, I will do my level best to tell you what it means. To…
Why You Should Read About Writing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Kelsie Engen The moment you think you know everything about writing, that’s the moment your writing plateaus. Last week I talked about why writers should read voraciously. But that was a post focused on fiction. You know, reading in the genre you write. For instance, if you write fantasy,…
Struggling…
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
Soooo….I’m struggling at the moment. This meerkat’s not at all happy and it’s circumstances I’m not quite ready to talk about but let’s just say I’m busy with things in my offline life and struggling to not only keep up blogging but to in fact even ‘like’ my blog at the moment! Yes,…
How to Keep Married Fictional Couples Interesting Without Splitting Them Up
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Stephanie O’Brien You’ve just spent an entire novel bringing an amazing couple together. They’re passionate, fun and fascinating to watch, and their chemistry has fans raving about how wonderful they are. They’re so great that you’ve decided to write a sequel starring them… but there’s just one challenge. You…
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