Damsels, and princes, and soldiers, oh my! — Historical Romance is a subgenre loved by many. Taking place in our world during a time that has long passed, the escape in reading these stories is in the ability to live in often a simpler time. The historical romance subgenre is an interesting one, because it includes many other…

This one really is all about who gets that last rose… — Yesterday I wrote all about why you can’t sell a romance book without tropes. The Success of Every Romance Book Depends on This One Thing. It’s not all about who gets the final rose…medium.com It just so happens that when it comes to tropes, the easiest genre to spot them in is contemporary romance. …

It’s not all about who gets the final rose… — If there was one lie I wish I could tell with a straight face, it would be that my favorite types of books are anything by Jane Austen. Or high fantasy the likes of Game of Thornes. Or historical fiction over 1000 pages long. Or philosophical nonfiction. But I can’t. …

What you really need to know from your target reader. — I’m still pretty new at this whole writing thing. Not new in that I’ve only been writing for a short amount of time, though. I’ve written stories for as long as I can remember. I was constantly starting novels in all my notebooks as a kid. …

Join us for a live call this Sunday! — The writing part of the 2022 Blog Your Own Book Challenge (BYOB) starts August 1st. Here’s My BYOB Topic for 2022 It’s all about finding your story’s cheese…cheese sells.medium.com If you haven’t heard of BYOB, it’s a free four-month challenge with the goal of blogging 31 posts on a topic that you can combine into a nonfiction book and self-publish. …

It’s all about finding your story’s cheese…cheese sells. — It’s that time of the year again! BYOB=Blog Your Own Book. It’s a month-long program hosted by Shaunta Grimes at Ninja Writers and it’s basically NaNoWriMo for bloggers. This is our third year doing it and every year it just gets bigger and bigger. We anticipate this year will be…

How KC Davis and painting help me be more functional. — I’ve recently found myself on the board of my local art gallery in a weird roundabout way. All I had been looking for was an excuse to do something not at my house and try to actually make friends in the new tiny town I live in. They were really…

What happened in Texas is BOTH a mental health and a gun control issue. — TW: School shootings, mass murders, gun control, and the mental healthcare crisis. Facebook is crazy town right now. Insane. I’d like to say I’ve never seen anything like this before, but I both grew up in a conservative small town and also currently live in one. …