Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, Lynn Lovegreen, Romancing the Genres, Tell Again Tuesday, Writers Life, writing, writing tips on June 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Since this month’s theme is “10” and we have a lot of followers who are writers, here are my top 10 tips for writers of any age or genre.
1. There are no rules, just guidelines. Never . . .
Posted in Blog, books, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged advertising, C.D. Hersh, Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, Tell Again Tuesday on June 1, 2021|
Book marketing on Amazon is critical, and ads are more popular than ever.
But Amazon ads, when done right, have lots of advantages beyond the obvious ones! Let’s dig into a few examples that really inspire the work I do: . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, doubt, Inspiration, Lorraine Ambers, Tell Again Tuesday, Writers Life, writing, writing tips on May 25, 2021|
Hello fellow creatives!
We’ve all experienced the depths of our doubt, and boy, it’s not fun. So where does it come from and how do we combat it? People can say the cruelest of things, and yet, when we say those things to ourselves, about our own writing, we allow it. We even back it up with reasons to prove it’s rubbish. Let’s be honest, sometimes we are our own harshest critique.
How would you feel if a stranger said your writing was crap? Seriously, how? Hurt? Angry? Crushed? It’s time we learnt to be kind to ourselves.
If only we were taught . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, tagged Artemis Crow, C.D. Hersh, Nights of Passion blog, Tell Again Tuesday, Writers Life, writing, writing tips on May 18, 2021|
What is it about a pet in a story? Adorable, heartwarming, mystery solving, funny, they add so much to a story for me. They add so much to my life. I suppose that’s why most of the books in my series have an animal(s).
When thinking about this post, I was reminded that most of my favorite books have pets/animals in them, as a throwaway character used to create funny situations, or my absolute favorite when the animals are used so extensively in the story that they could be classified as secondary characters.
That’s what I did with the next book in my Zodiac Assassins series, Cancer’s Moon. In it, I have a . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, tagged C.D. Hersh, Kim Nash, Lucy Mitchell, Tell Again Tuesday, writing time, writing tips on May 11, 2021|
I am thrilled to have author Kim Nash on my blog today. Kim is the author of heartwarming and feel-good fiction. I am halfway through her new book, Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove. Kim’s books are good for the soul. They are uplifting romances with relatable characters and generous spoonfuls of humour. So, please, welcome, Kim Nash.
As a busy Head of Publicity for a publisher, a book blogger, an author, a mom and a dog owner, people often ask me how I find time to get things done. My five top tips for maximising your writing time . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, setting, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, writing craft, writing tips on May 4, 2021|
Writers need to juggle a number of details when creating story from concept to novel ready—plot structure, characterization, point of view, dialogue, pacing and more. So it’s easy to understand how many writers can overlook establishing and maintaining the overall context of where the story is unfolding for the reader.
The more we, as writers, get into a story the easier to overlook what might be missing on the page. Some writers think . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, Lorraine Ambers, synopsis, Tell Again Tuesday, writing tip on April 27, 2021|
Hello fellow creatives,
I don’t know about you, but the thought of writing a synopsis is daunting. After months of plotting, writing and revising our novel, we’re finally faced with crafting the Perfect Pitch and whittling the bare-bones of our story down to a one page overview – the synopsis! . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, Nights of Passion, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, writing tips on April 20, 2021|
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
As a writer, this is a goal that I work on every day; making my reader feel. It’s not always easy for me as my writing is fast-paced, action-adventurey, with a large dollop of world mythology and fantasy creatures that I created. That makes for fun reading, but I have to remember that being on the edge of your seat isn’t the only emotion I’m hoping to evoke in my readers. I also want them to laugh and cry and sigh at the ending; a story well told about people they’ve come to care about. With luck, and some continued hard work on my part, the reader will want to continue reading my series through to the end.
But how do we go about accomplishing this you ask? . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, Emily Royal, Lucy Mitchell, newsletters, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, writing tips on April 13, 2021|
I have been threatening to do a newsletter for sometime but haven’t felt like I know enough about the subject to whip one up. So, you can imagine my excitement when historical romance author Emily Royal told me she had a guest blog post for me on the subject of newsletters. Now, I am on Emily’s newsletter distribution list and I love them. They’re filled with photos, info on her new books and a lot of Emily Royal book vibes.
This blog post is packed full of Emily’s top 10 tips for newsletters and I am so grateful she’s here today.
Right I know you are keen to read on. . . .
Posted in Blog, Tell Again Tuesday, writing, tagged C.D. Hersh, J Lynn Rowan, Luba Lesychyn, Mystery, Suspense, Tell Again Tuesday on April 6, 2021|
When I set out to write my first book, Theft By Chocolate, I honestly wasn’t sure in what genre it would fall. I knew I wanted to set it in the place where I worked, which was an internationally renowned museum (specifically, Canada’s largest, the Royal Ontario Museum) and that my capricious lead character’s distinguishing trait would be that she was a chocolate addict and her hunting and foraging for chocolate would continually get her into trouble. So, these elements didn’t initially spell out ‘crime fiction.’
As it turns out, it wasn’t until my third draft that I had a serendipitous encounter with . . .
