Janice Hardy

Can Story Themes Help Pantsers Write?

February 19, 2013 Writing Stuff
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My favorite blogger, Janice Hardy, had another great post last week. This time she talked about how writers can develop their theme. She shared three tips for understanding how themes work in our stories. One of her tips struck me—a confirmed pantser—as a great way to keep our pantsed stories on track. When we draft [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, emotional heart, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, muse, paranormal author, plotter vs. pantser, theme

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Merry Christmas! Some Gifts for You…

December 25, 2012 Random Musings
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I’ll be offline for most of this week, but I wanted to leave you with some fun (and yummy) gifts. If you’re celebrating this week, I hope your plans all unfold smoothly, your travels all go safely, your family members all behave perfectly, and all your dreams for the New Year come true. Those of [...]

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Tagged as: happiness, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, Janice Hardy, paranormal author, website creation, writing contests

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‘Tis the Season to Be Chaotic, Is Reblogging the Answer?

December 20, 2012 Writing Stuff
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I don’t know about anyone else, but this is a rough time to get any writing done. I did great throughout November for NaNoWriMo, but since then I think I’ve gotten in only 7,000 words. And most of those words were written the first weekend of December, right after NaNo ended. *sigh* I’m also supposed [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, guest blogs, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, life balance, paranormal author, plagiarism, professionalism, RWA

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The Point of a Scene: Thinking in Concepts

November 20, 2012 Writing Stuff
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A couple of months ago, I read a blog post that forever changed how I approached drafting scenes. That probably sounds melodramatic, but it’s true. We’ve often talked about the differences between plotters and pantsers (those who write by the seat of their pants), and how as a die-hard-and-happy-about-it pantser, I don’t want to plot [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, Jami Gold, Jami is insane, Janice Hardy, listening to characters, muse, NaNoWriMo, paranormal author, perfectionism, plotter vs. pantser, self-doubt, story structure

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NaNo Prep: What’s Your “Next Big Thing”?

October 25, 2012 Random Musings
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I don’t usually participate in blog tagging posts, but every once in a while, one comes along that fits in well with my blog. On Tuesday, Janice Hardy tagged me for The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. As NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month—write a 50K word novel during November) is all about writing “the next big [...]

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Tagged as: blogging, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, NaNoWriMo, paranormal author, premise, romance novels, story seed

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: Combining Emotional Journeys and External Plots

August 21, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sharing tips from Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference. First we looked at how to make sure our love (or romantic interest) stories didn’t fall prey to a lame “love at first sight” relationship. Then we talked about how to show that our characters really are the [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, Michael Hauge, paranormal author, plot-driven vs. character-driven, romance novels, RWA, story structure, tension, workshops

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Michael Hauge’s Workshop: Are These Characters the Perfect Match?

August 14, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last time I shared tips from Michael Hauge’s presentation at the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference about how to make romance (or love interest) relationships feel deep and not superficial. Most of us have probably read books where, at the end of the story, we didn’t trust the couple to make it past their next [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, character flaws, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, love, Michael Hauge, paranormal author, romance novels, RWA, workshops

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Social Media: An Introvert’s Secret Weapon

July 31, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Last week, I attended the Romance Writers of America (RWA) Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. My workshop was successful (*whew*), I had a fantastic experience, and I’m grateful to my family for pushing me through the pre-conference panic attack so I didn’t just hide under the bed. I know I’m not the only person to freak out [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, blogging, conferences, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, Kristen Lamb, paranormal author, risk, RWA, social media, Twitter

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Blogiversary Winners & a Gift for All

July 12, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Yay! I officially made it to the two-year mark on my blog. Two years of comments, questions, and debates. On my post announcing my Blogiversary Contest, we had enough comments to earn three winners! The worst part of the contest was picking the names. The worst, you say? No, that doesn’t mean I didn’t want anyone to [...]

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Tagged as: advice for writers, editing, information dump, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, page turning stories, paranormal author

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Random Act of Kindness Blitz and a Giveaway!

May 15, 2012 Writing Stuff
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Did you see all the posts and tweets yesterday about the Random Acts of Kindness Blitz? (#RAOKBlitz on Twitter)  Two very generous authors, Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, of The Bookshelf Muse blog wanted to kick off the release of their book, The Emotion Thesaurus, in a unique way. Just like how The Emotion Thesaurus helps [...]

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Tagged as: blogging, dreams, giveaway, Jami Gold, Janice Hardy, paranormal author, Tech Guy, The Bookshelf Muse, Thesis theme

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