LOSS. The word even sounds sad to me, unless you are trying to lose weight. Then it is a happy thing. When I was looking for a photo to use for this post, dozens of photos of people with scales, measuring tapes, and skinny blue jeans were the results of my search. I finally […]
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Guest Fairy Tale with Regina Rudd Merrick
Amy, here. My friend, Regina Rudd Merrick, had a fun new book release yesterday. I couldn’t resist asking her to come tell you more about it. Thank you, Amy, for inviting me to guest-blog today about my upcoming Christmas novella, 12 Days of Mandy Reno! In Book 3 in the RenoVations, Inc. series, we diverge […]
More Than Enough
Part of a romance author’s writing process involves getting inside our characters heads and understanding how they think. One of the most important parts of this process is asking, “what is his/her lie?” A”lie” is the false belief they live with that shapes how the he or she reacts to situations and other characters. Overcoming […]
So… Why is He Still Single?
I’ve only ever had one boyfriend in my life, and I married him. I was his first girlfriend, too. That may sound romantic, and it is, in a way. But since we met when I was thirty and he was thirty-four, it also means we both had many, many years of loneliness. I felt like […]
Checking the Boxes & Giveaway
Have you seen those memes on social media that give you a Bingo board to check off as you watch holiday movies? They’ll have things for you to watch for as you view the movie. Did the character drink hot chocolate? Mark that one off. How about a parade? Check. Decorating a tree? Yep. Got […]
Stories Told Through Texts…Plus Giveaway
I didn’t set out to include a whole chapter of texts in my upcoming Christmas collection, We Three Kings, and I honestly didn’t even know if it would be allowed. However, it helped to quickly show connection between characters over a span of time, which is important when writing shorter forms of fiction. My editor […]
An Interview with a Hollywood Heartthrob
Hello, readers! Welcome to another edition of I Heart Hollywood, where today we’ll be interviewing one of your favorites stars from the silver screen: Lincoln Cash. For those of you not familiar with his work, Lincoln has starred in many movies and popular TV shows over the years, including everything from futuristic dystopian TV sagas, […]
Working Together
Can I be honest here? I hate group projects. There. I said it. It’s the way I’ve felt all my life. In school, growing up, I dreaded when the teacher would tell us we had to do something with other students. Especially if those other students didn’t pull their weight. I just tend to work […]
How Does a Story Come Together?
Ask a dozen different authors this question and you could get a hundred different answers. It’s fascinating to look back on the process of how a story comes together, so the story has enough weight and oomph that it can sustain many thousands of words that readers want to read. I was thinking about this […]
Across the Stage
If you’re rolling your eyes because it’s another wedding post, just stick with me. Because this one isn’t your average wedding post. Sure, there’s a bride and groom. But I’m more focused on the ones standing to either side of them. Who? The best man and maid-of-honor, of course. You see, if they’re not married […]