Many years ago (2003 to be precise), Sophie Kinsella came out with her first stand-alone novel CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? I was a huge Sophie Kinsella fan and read it immediately (I still have it in hardback). I loved it. Flash forward 16 years, and they made it into a movie! One I didn’t…
Today’s post is really fun because I’m doing a Q&A with my friend Carmen! Not only is Carmen a fantastic gothic horror writer and mom, but she is also a book coach and editor!! Carmen and I met about a year ago through Jamie Attenberg’s #1000wordsofsummer, which led to us becoming friends and critique partners….
Welcome to another edition of Write like a Mother, where I share results from a survey answered by other mom writers. (Part 1 was on finding time to write & part 2 was on routines) Today’s topic is all about challenges. And there are so many. From time to energy to just having the will…
I’m really excited about doing my second author Q & A! Cat Wynn’s debut PARTNER TRACK will be out April 26th, and she so kindly agreed to answer a few questions! But first, a little bit about PARTNER TRACK: Perdie Stone needs just three things in life: Her forever best friend, Lucille. Their adorable rescue pug,…
Lease on Love has been one of my most anticipated reads for 2022 (I even mentioned it this post). I had been seeing people posting about it on Twitter for months, raving about how great it was, rubbing it in about their ARCs. Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to read it. And they were…
One of the big pieces of advice for writing is find your community. Make writing friends. Get to know other writers. The truth is I didn’t for a very long time. In fact, a year ago, I didn’t really have any writing friends. I was on Twitter, but mostly a lurker. It felt like everyone…
There haven’t been a ton of romantic comedies that have come out in recent years, and I can’t remember how I stumbled upon Plus One (it was researching potential posts for this blog), but it came out in 2019 and I had no idea. And it stars Jack Quaid (Meg Ryan & Dennis Quaid’s son)….
Welcome to another installment of the Write Like A Mother series. In case you need a recap, I send out a survey to a several kind and wonderful mom writers who agreed to answer about being a mom and a writer. You can read the last post all about finding time to write here. Today’s…
I love a good rivals to lovers. It’s possibly my favorite trope. The sparks! The passion! The hate that eventually leads to love! It’s hard to beat it in my book. Why do I bring this up? Because Rachel Lynn Solomon’s THE EX TALK is a fantastic rivals to lovers. And it’s a workplace romance…
Here’s something that no matter how long you have been writing, you have to constantly remind yourself- First Drafts Are Shitty. It’s just a fact. It’s like writing amnesia. You go along, work on a project forever. Then it’s time to start a new one and OMG WHAT IS THIS GARBAGE? It’s a shitty first…