I was Nominated for Woman of the Year and My Heart is Hitching All Over the Place
carriejonesbooks My heart hitched yesterday. This email came that I was nominated for the local YWCA’s woman of the year. I stared at it. And stared at it. And stared. I…
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Writing Tips Wednesday: What’s Love Got to Do With It? Romance.
One of the biggest complaints editors and agents give writers is that they don’t believe the romance. Gasp! I know, right? How can they not believe that our two heroes…
Girls on the Back Stairs, How Nils Lofgren Made Me a Pain
It’s the 1980s in Manchester, New Hampshire, and I was hanging out with my best friend, J, who had a terrific crush on Bruce Springsteen. While some people loved The…
Cooking With a Writer – Tipsy Grilled Pineapples
So, yeah. I’ve been hanging out in the camper for weeks and weeks now and I’ve got to admit… I’m getting a little punchy. I sort of miss floor. So,…
Writing Tips Wednesday: Romance, Structure, and the Meet Cute
So, for the last few weeks, I talked about hooking your readers, but now I’m moving on a bit to story structure and romantic elements of your story. The Meet…