So you want to plot a book... Not every writer is a plotter; I realize that, but I'm also a strong believer that your writing will be more efficient if you have at least some idea where your story is going. So, if the idea of writing out a hundred scene cards or even...
In case I haven’t mentioned it in a while, I wanted to reiterate how lucky I feel to have a great writing group here in Madison, WI. Lori Devoti and Kathy Steffen, from the How to Write Shop, are part of my crew, and a handful of other published authors – not to...
Did the title throw you a bit? Over the past year there has been a lot of talk about the future of publishing--and if there IS a future in publishing--but no one seems to ask about the future of writing. Honestly? I think a lot of people think publishing and writing,...
I "met" Jackie Ivie at the very beginning of my career as a published author. She and I both had our start as part of Kensington Zebra books' debut author line. (Love is All Around, in case you are interested.) I read that first book by Jackie (Lady Of The Knight) and...
Which of your books is your favorite? Why? I think it's hard to pinpoint which book is my favourite as I've written so many and they're all quite different. My favourite series is by far my Vampires Realm series I write as F E Heaton. There are nine books in that...
When I first started writing, I'd never heard of motivation reaction units (MRU). What I did know, though, was sometimes things just didn't seem to flow. Sections of prose would feel awkward and just not right. So I would re-read and re-word until they did. Even after...
Today, my guest is young adult and historical romance author, Kelly McClymer. Kelly is another of the many New York published authors who is releasing her out of print backlist books as ebooks. First her "official" bio: Kelly McClymer was born in South Carolina, but...
Procrastination... Life... so many things get in the way of actually finishing that book that you've been writing for what? Years? Ages? What can you do to get around whatever blocks are your path and finally just finish writing a book? 1. Be honest about why you...
I want to welcome Marsha Canham to my blog! I met Marsha recently on the new road of publishing--digital self-publishing. Her previously out-of-print pirate romances have found new life in ebooks and readers are gobbling them up! Here is her "official" bio from her...
