Showing posts with label writing tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing tips. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Every character has a purpose 🤪

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Although our focus tends to be on the protagonist of a book, the truth is that secondary characters often tell you a lot about the main char...
Sunday, September 4, 2022

How do you introduce new characters? 🤝

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New characters keep a series fresh, even if their appearance is short-lived. And in the case of the Hernandez series , short-lived could be ...
Sunday, May 22, 2022

Relationship ups and downs between characters 😍🤬

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Just like in real life, characters also have relationship ups and downs. All it takes is an issue or argument to throw everything off course...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Why we need to connect with characters 🥰

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Most of the time, we don't even think about it. However, caring about characters is one of the main reasons you may feel connected to ce...
Friday, August 27, 2021

September Newsletter 🍁📰

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Thanks for checking out my September newsletter! I only have a few things to report for August, so let's get started. Most of my focus i...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Be your own media 📺🎙📻 (updated)

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I wrote my first book in 2010, and at the time, the idea of getting media attention seemed essential. Having said that, when I finally did g...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Why do you need a sharp book cover? 😉(Updated)

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Book covers should symbolize the pages inside, but how much of an impact do they make? Do we judge a book by its cover? I spend a lot of ...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

How strong characters make us stronger 💪🏼(Updated)

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Have you ever tried to emulate a strong character on television, from the movies or a book? Are we more drawn to characters representing the...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Why I do my research backward 😯(Updated)

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I've always said that writing is, for the most part, a lot about instincts. You have to follow your characters and trust where they want...
Monday, August 12, 2019

Writing about characters that are vastly different from you 🤫(Updated)

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Different ethnicities, the opposite sex, and even vampires; is it difficult to write about characters when they are nothing like you? Th...
Friday, May 10, 2019

Moment of pause (Updated)

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I often talk about what inspires my writing, but what does it mean when something or someone gives me a moment of pause?  In life, we some...
Friday, May 3, 2019

Plant the seed 🌱(Updated)

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It's vital that you 'plant the seed' early in a book to capture a reader. But what does that mean? Planting a seed means cre...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Can you learn from authors you don't like? 🧐(updated)

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We often hear about learning from people we admire, but what about ones we don't like? Can we learn from someone if we're not a fan?...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Some of your questions answered 👍(Updated)

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I'm asked questions regarding my writing and thought I would answer a few of the most common ones. 🤩 When did you first realize you w...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

All my books have hidden themes 🤫(Updated)

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Did you know that my books have a theme? This is the message that takes the driver's seat and creates a direction for the entire book or...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Switch away from the protagonist?? Don't mind if I do! 😃 (Updated)

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There's a little something I like doing at least once in most of my books. I like switching away from the protagonist. So essentially, I...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Characters, Characters, Characters! Why we love Awesome Characters! 😇😈 (Updated)

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Is there a character that you love? It doesn't matter if it's on television or in your favorite book; is there someone that stands o...

Why it's important to see through the character's eyes 👁 (Updated)

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One of the aspects I like best about writing has been getting inside a character's head. I love being able to see things from their eyes...
Friday, September 7, 2018

I just published my first book! 😄What do I do next? 🙀 (Updated)

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I've had people approach me after publishing their first book because they're unsure of what to do next. Many authors spend so much ...