Writing Tips & Tools

Are you struggling to get the first draft of your romance novel done? Are you finding it hard to get the number of words you want for each chapter? Are you stuck in the messy middle? Here are 5 tips that helped me finish my first romance novel. 1. Interview Your Characters This was an…

Is technology sabotaging your writing? Are you spending too much time searching for new tools and systems to “help” you? Do you find yourself going down a rabbit hole until your head is spinning? You are not alone. I am always looking for something new to help me work smarter and not harder. Scrivener, Evernote,…

Technology is a good thing…except when it is not. Our heads are so buried in our phones and other technologies that we need to step back and just smell the roses so to speak. What happened to simple human kindness. A smile as you pass someone on the street or a thank you when someone…

Blogging can be overwhelming and a job in itself, so you need to have a process in place. Capture Ideas Immediately This is essential to always have ideas for blogging because there is no guarantee you will remember them later. Here are some ways to capture ideas: Keep all your ideas in a central location…

There are so many tools popping up all the time to help writers. How do you know which ones to try? Do you find yourself spending more time researching time-saving tools instead of writing? Sometimes the simplest thing can make the biggest difference. One of these is a kitchen timer (or timer on your phone)…

Regular Writing I heard this over and over but I just couldn’t seem to get into a writing routine. I tried to set a daily routine but I still work a full-time job and a lot of days I write when I have 15-30 minutes but it was not on a regular basis. Then I…