Category: Writing Tips

  • Fated by Fire: The Misadventures of Wrong First Impressions

    Fated by Fire: The Misadventures of Wrong First Impressions

    Romancing the Holidays, Volume 2, features my Witchy Business short story, Fated by Fire. This romance was so fun to write because it explores the misadventures of wrong first impressions. My heroine is a psychic, but her visions of the hero are all doom and gloom and villainous. When she meets him in person, however,…

  • Master Class on Emotional Resolutions: Trilogies By Ilona Andrews

    Master Class on Emotional Resolutions: Trilogies By Ilona Andrews

    Another gorgeous day, reading at the pool! Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews is book 5 in their Hidden Legacy Series. One of my biggest challenges in my personal writing journey is finding emotional resolutions for my stories. I’m the queen of slow burn, so ramping up the tension is deliciously easy. Tying up my loose…

  • Writing Tip: Just Write One Page

    😬Problem: I want to write a book, but the time it takes is intimidating.🤩Recommendation: Focus on small steps, write just one page a day, and in one year, you’ll have a 365-page first draft. Some days I write much more than one page, but I never write less. It’s like training for a sporting event:…

  • Can’t Find the Words? Change Your Location.

    😫Problem: I finally have time to write but can’t find the words. 🤩Recommendation: If you’re stuck in a writing slump, your brain as blank as your page, changing the physical location of where you write is sometimes all it takes to kickstart your story. If you normally write in your office, try writing in your…