In Husband Auditions, Meri Newberg is the last of her friends to remain single, so she jokingly agrees to try a ridiculous list of ways to find a spouse that was published in a 1950’s magazine article. Confirmed bachelor Kai Kamaka suggests he film her attempts for a YouTube show so he can make […]
10 Things I’ve Learned From A Decade of Writing Romance
My debut novel Love Finds You in Sun Valley, Idaho, released in 2010. Since then I’ve learned a lot about writing and relationships. 1.) Let God romance you. I believe God gave me the sale of my first book before I’d earned or deserved it. He gave me a hardback edition, Costco book-signing, and a […]
How Not to Write a Novel
I was lucky to grow up as the daughter of a writer. In high school, I attended writing conferences with Mom, and she helped me sell my first article to a national magazine at the age of sixteen. I studied journalism in college and read all kinds of how-to books. Because of Mom’s influence, I […]
The Gift of Imagination
Life isn’t a Hallmark movie, but I do believe that Hallmark offers the magic of imagination that can get us through hard times. Honestly, as a writer, my friends and I have Hallmark movie watching parties where we pick apart the plot or recast the characters to our own liking. “I could write better than […]
A Plot Twist of My Own
I was supposed to go meet with the producer who optioned my book for film last weekend, but I had a plot twist of my own. If you haven’t heard yet, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Needless to say, this came as a bit of a shock, and you can read about it here […]
My Second Chance at Romance
There was a time when I quit writing romance. Ten years ago, I sold my debut novel, Love Finds You in Sun Valley, Idaho, then my husband left me. Being that I’d sold the book on proposal alone, I had to write a love story as my own marriage fell apart. I didn’t believe in […]
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