Hi Inkers!
Sorry I’m late!  Yesterday was my 7yo’s birthday and today is my 2yo’s birthday, so we’ve been pretty busy!
I thought for today’s blog I’d do some polls. 
1.  What do you like to read the most?
a. Regency Historicals
b. Medieval Historicals
c. Paranormal
d. Romantic Suspense
e.  Contemporary
2.  About how many books do you read per month?
a.  0-2
b.  3-5
c.  [...]

I am perusing my 1994 Writer’s Handbook and found an article written by Barnaby Conrad. Within, he describes advice received from Sinclair Lewis. So, I’d say, if it’s good enough for a Nobel Prize winner, it’s good enough for me.
1) Don’t let your description, no matter how beautifully written, bring your narrative to a halt.
Basically, [...]

I read the misspelled words “heroine addiction” somewhere, which made me smile. The writer was referring to a drug problem, but I thought of romance immediately. I think I suffer more from “Hero Addiction.” I find the heroes I read about a bit more compelling than the heroines. Men remain an intriguing mystery to me [...]

Today we officially launch our Forum. And what better way to do this than have a wonderful guest visiting.
RI would like to welcome Sela Carsen as guesting author in our very first workshop on the message board. Sela talks on common mistakes made in grammar. Heaven knows I do this often!
If you’re a new aspiring [...]

Welcome all to another great post by me. Ok, sorry I was fluffing my ego a bit there, it won’t happen again.
Lets get straight to it… I rarely sleep normal hours. It can stink royally but I also kinda like it. I mean, it is VERY quiet and I can focus on things I should [...]

Hello Inkers!
Something that’s been coming up of interest lately is if music inspires you. Do the songs on the radio resonate with your character? Does an era of music infiltrate the dialogue, or *gasp* their closets?
Honestly, I’ve never really had music inspire other than to have a few different types as white noise.  I have [...]

Writing a book is like dating. There’s the first excitement of the new idea where you wonder what to wear, how to approach the shiny new relationship. It goes well and there’s a second date. The liaison seems full of promise but suddenly the guy doesn’t ring.
What on earth has gone wrong? you wonder, trying [...]

Are you familiar with the terms nature vs. nurture?  Have you heard, “You’re a product of your environment,” or “It’s in your blood.”
So what is it?  What makes us the way we are?  Why are some of us predisposed to be writers?  Others computer geniuses? 
The reason I thought of this, is I’ve beed reading Becoming [...]

When I began my current work in progress three years ago, I was inspired by the era and loved anything having to do with it. And as I also love musicals, 1776 was just the thing. Oh, I still enjoy that play, and still watch it from time to time. I had an idea in [...]

My friend Tiffany asked an intriguing question the other day on the other group blog I participate in, Vauxhall Vixens. She wondered what any of us might be doing if we weren’t writing. It seems some of us are loaded with all sorts of creative impulses. I dabble in art and decoration, and know that [...]