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There have been times when I’ve been working on one of my manuscripts and I just can’t seem to produce ten coherent words.  Yep – that dreaded writer’s block! Writer’s block used to panic me.  What if I never get any more ideas?  What if my writing ability has dried up?  I’m sure you’ve [...]

The other morning, reading through several popular writing ezines, I got somewhat caught up in  the guidelines for many upcoming writing contests, which got me to thinking about writing in a new way. As writers, we are constantly competing for our chance to be published – our “win”, so to speak.  Wi

It’s common knowledge that in this high tech computer age, every writer should have a web presence.  Don’t know how? There are some very easy (and free) ways to get page online: 1.      Start a writing blog  (I recommend WordPress)  2.      Make a separate Facebook Page as your “writing” page or eve

Writer’s block…two words no writer wants to face. What is writer’s block? Imagine waking up in the morning and not being able to get out of bed. Writer’s block is that crippling dread that comes over all writers at one time or another. The curser pulses. The blank page shines white and empty. No [..

Yesterday I finally had the pleasure of getting back to work on my second suspense novel, a sequel to my first book, “When Love Won’t Die”. It’s been quite a while since I looked at the project as a whole, rather than tweaking a couple of chapters to submit to my critique group. I [...]

One of the things I love most about suspense novels is the interaction between the heroine and the villain.  I love feeling the goosebumps appear when I know the villain is hiding and the heroine charges madly into the situation.  I cringe at the villain’s inner thoughts and wish I could warn the he