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Six Steps to Setting Yourself up Financially as a Writer

January 14, 2020

Six Steps to Setting Yourself up Financially as a Writer

January 14, 2020

I’ve always loved the energy of a New Year. It’s alive with intentions and goals and the buzz of a fresh start. This New Year feels even more special because…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Misaligned Goals

January 11, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Misaligned Goals

January 11, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Capturing an Unhappy Relationship: A Writer’s Roadmap

January 7, 2020

Capturing an Unhappy Relationship: A Writer’s Roadmap

January 7, 2020

Relationships are a complicated beast, and if you write romance like me, then you’re wed (pun intended) to the HEA ending (happily ever after). But the reality is, we have…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Having to Work with an Enemy

January 4, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Having to Work with an Enemy

January 4, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

How to Build a Roadmap to the Author Future You Want

December 19, 2019

How to Build a Roadmap to the Author Future You Want

December 19, 2019

When the clock turns forward, we tend to think about what the next year will bring. Now personally I’m not one for making New Years resolutions, but I absolutely do…

3 Steps To Writing Diverse Characters

December 17, 2019

3 Steps To Writing Diverse Characters

December 17, 2019

It’s official … Audiences have voted with their wallets and proved they WANT more diverse characters as standard. Novels lead the way, with breakout successes like Gone Girl and The…

Conflict Thesaurus: Being Rejected by a Potential Love Interest

December 14, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus: Being Rejected by a Potential Love Interest

December 14, 2019

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Nepotism at Work

December 7, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Nepotism at Work

December 7, 2019

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Mastering Show, Don’t Tell

December 5, 2019

Mastering Show, Don’t Tell

December 5, 2019

We hear it over and over: Show, don’t tell. You can’t get away from this advice, not in writing workshops, at conferences, or heck, even when visiting this blog. Writers…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Forced to Marry

November 23, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Forced to Marry

November 23, 2019

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…