By Sharla Rae Some writers brainstorm on their own, some do it with another writer or a group of writers. My personal favorite is 'what-ifing' with my critique group. Along the way I learned a few things. I think the biggest lesson was that if I walked away disappointed, it was probably my own fault. […]

by Linda O. Johnston  If you’re a writer, what’s your favorite part of writing a story--and how do you make an element your favorite? How about character? I always like to focus when I’m starting a new book on determining who my protagonists are going to be.  What are you going to do to them […]

Just a quick announcement -- Liz Flaherty won the Advanced Reader Copy of Anne Clelland's Historical, Tainted Angel.  Liz, you'll leave her a review everywhere, right? Charlotte Carter is back, sharing with us her experience as the author of 57 books (no, that's not a typo!) When you talk, Char, we listen! I was absolutely […]

Today's guest is my writing 'twin.' I say that because we seem to do everything together; we got agents, sold, got our covers, and will release our debut novels, all within a month of each other! She's an amazing author - remember, you heard of her here first!  Anne has agreed to give away an […]

You know Valentine's Day is this week, right? Well we love you. And we love that you love us. So we're posting links today to our most popular blog posts over the past three years, in case you missed any of them. Share the love this week, people! Top 14 posts: Speaking of sharing the […]