Conference Recap & Bonus Contest Winner!
I’m back from beautiful San Diego and the Romance Writers of America National Conference and here for a quick recap of the past week with contest winners galore.
Pin ItWriting Multicultural Stories: The Pros and Cons — Guest: Devika Fernando
In the quest to come up with unique stories, we’ve probably all explored different situations, characters, and premises. Another way to add more layers of uniqueness to our stories is by exploring different cultures.
Pin ItBlogiversary Winners & a Bonus Contest!
Are you one of my Blogiversary winners? If not, never fear—there’s a bonus contest!
Pin ItSelf Publishing? What’s Your Plan to Keep Readers? — Part Five
One way we can keep our readers from one book to the next is to encourage them to connect with us or our stories. Bonus content on our website is one way to create engaged readers.
Pin ItThe Ultimate #RWA16 Conference Packing List
I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again, and I’ll be doing my first book signing, but the stress? Ugh. It’s a good thing I have my handy-dandy ultimate packing list from the last time I went to RWA National.
Pin ItStrengthen Your Writing with Rhetorical Devices
If you’re anything like me, and your English or grammar instruction was less than ideal, you might not be familiar with the term rhetorical devices. But once I did learn about them, I quickly became aware of how using rhetorical devices can strengthen our writing—even if we’re writing genre stories.
Pin It6th Annual Blogiversary Contest — Prize: Me! Wait…er, What?
It’s that time of year again. My six-year blogiversary is coming up on July 12th. And I’m once again amazed by the fact that I’ve been writing this blog for six years. How can something feel like yesterday and forever at the same time?
Pin It4 Steps to Break Grammar Rules with Style — Guest: Julie Glover
While we need to learn grammar rules for our writing, if we follow the rules too strictly, we can strangle our voice. Today, Julie Glover shares her tips on four steps to break grammar rules in a good way.
Pin ItWhy Is “Unlikable” Often a Deal-Breaker for Readers?
A recent article about unlikable heroines pointed out that likability is often more of a problem for female characters than for male characters. While I’ve learned how to minimize those issues with my characters, the problem still rankles me.
Pin It5 Tips for Empowering Description with Contrast — Guest: Marcy Kennedy
We’ve probably all heard (or thought!) that description is boring or the part readers skip. Yet our stories need description or else be confusing. Marcy Kennedy joins us today to share 5 tips to empower and add interest to our description by using contrast.
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