Ruthie Knox and I are going back to school. We are going to teach ourselves to write better romance beginnings by reading the books that we admire the most. You can read more about this on her blog, where she … Continue reading
Because inspiration so often accosts me in the shower, I keep a bath crayon handy for jotting down ideas. The other day, I sketched a variant of Michael Hague’s six-part structure in blue crayon on the pink tile. I hoped … Continue reading
From Erin Quinn‘s “Set It in Emotion” workshop, a great method for brainstorming descriptions, particularly descriptions of settings. You put the POV character’s dominant emotion in the center of a circle, then brainstorm words that fit with that emotion. Then … Continue reading