Your readers want to know what motivates your characters. Why do they feel a certain way or say a specific way? Why is their action or reaction justified? Readers want to know more. Readers turn the page to find the ‘Why?’ Backstories […]
Man, I wish there was a post pointing out all the reasons why I should stick to one tense and go with it. Okay, I lie, there are plenty! But, it’s so much easier said than done. As a first-time writer, when […]
Dialogue tags can make or break your romantic comedy novel. For those of you who might not know, dialogue tags are the little bits of text that tell us who’s speaking. For example: “Hey,” she said. Or, “I love you,” he whispered. […]
Writing the dialogue of my debut novel “You Are My Sunshine” was probably the most painful thing I’ve done in my life (and I’ve birthed two kids). It sounded forced, it was boring and I’m pretty sure a robot could sound much […]
Hey there, fellow romance novel enthusiasts! When I started writing my novel “You Are My Sunshine”, I didn’t know that settings were NOT supposed to be hefty descriptions of each and everything my character was seeing. So, in this post, we are […]
As an aspiring author of romantic comedies, I know the importance of creating characters that my readers can relate to and fall in love with. That’s why I wanted to share with you some of my tips and tricks for crafting memorable […]
You know the feeling of writing a story and enjoying every moment of it, believing that writing was what you were born to do and you believe you’re really good at it? Well, a professional edit of your first draft will very […]
I’m a stay-at-home mum. It’s incredibly easy to just push my writing for ‘later’, prioritizing a hundred other things first. And when ‘later’ comes, I’m too tired to open up my laptop and churn out 1000 words, leave alone 200. All day, […]
I essentially rewrote my entire book. Let’s face it, all our first drafts look like the after-effects of a few confetti-filled balloons, popping one after the other. Beautiful? Could be. A mess? Definitely. And I’m pretty sure my first editor, who did […]
The worst part was over. That part being having an editor, who has probably read hundreds of brilliant books, read my shabby amateur first draft. Your ego will also get a wake-up call that is loud and clear. I mean, you start […]