Today, I’m going to take a break from my series of blogs on my Muse (don’t worry! I’ll pick it up next week with some final posts). I previously wrote a little bit about my writing process. Here’s another peek, taking a look at what happens after I finish writing the book. Because I’ll be doing […]
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So, I’ve talked about my bitchy muse and how I tempt her back, but what happens when she comes back with TOO many ideas? Most people will tell you that you can’t have too many ideas. They generally would be right. Having ideas sparks creativity, which can help your brain figure out which project you’ll take
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My muse is a temperamental bitch. She comes and goes as she pleases and leaves me hanging in the lurch too often. But I can’t live without her. Before you say that muses aren’t a real thing, I say yes, logically, I know there’s not someone telling me what to write. For me, my ‘muse’
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I previously wrote a little bit about my writing process and what it means to be a pantser. Here’s another peek at the process, taking a look at research. Before I even started writing Alex & Rebecca’s story (the first Royals of Valleria book), I took a LOT of time to do research and develop
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Where do I get my inspiration for my characters or settings? I’ve mentioned before how some characters just come to me. I’m going to mention Sarah & Vittorio again, because I just LOVED them. Their obvious enjoyment in sex aside, some of the struggles they faced in their book came to me early on as
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No, I’m not talking food here. I’m asking how hot (or sexy) do you like your romance novels to be. (Also – here’s a pic to wish you a Happy Humpday, er, I meant Happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week. Yay us!) Some people have asked me why I chose the heat level I use
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I get asked a lot of questions about which book or character is coming next. I’ve got an FAQ page on my author website with answers to some of those questions, but here’s a little background on how I choose which characters to write about. It’s a question writers are often asked and every writer has their
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Which is better? Progress or perfection? We can all guess the answer, right? Well, my brain was having issues with that Saturday. I have been afraid to fail in the past (one of the reasons I waited so long before I started writing), and I would often use perfection as an excuse. Writing, then revising,
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Greetings, Vallerians! Today’s post gives you a peek inside my writing process as a pantser. What’s a panster, you may ask? There are usually (but not always) two types of writers: plotters or pansters. Plotters, as you can guess, plot out their whole novel and characters ahead of time. I’m a panster, which means I write
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