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The Happy Soap Couple Curse… for Writers?

Every soap fan knows that as soon as their favorite couple meets that long-anticipated togetherness, it usually spells back burner status and being trotted out every so often to show how happy they are now that they’ve overcome all those…

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A wonderful Keynote speech by Stephanie Laurens

For those of you unable to attend the RWA conference in Anaheim last week, it was an incredible mix of speeches, workshops, fun with friends and as always, a kick in the butt that reminds me why I love to…

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What It Means To Be a Writer…

Thanks for the amazing Carly Phillips who posted this article on her Facebook for us all to read, I found this article: What It Means to be a Full-Time Writer by Kristina Wright. It’s an honest, blunt look at what…

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Yvonne Walus Had A Dream

The book in my hand, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, is a remarkable tale about the most magical of all journeys: the quest to fulfil one’s destiny.

In the book, one of the characters is an old crystal merchant.

“I dream of going to Mecca,” he says at one stage. “I’ve already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arriving at the Plaza of the Sacred Stone. I’ve imagined the seven times I walk around it before I allow myself to touch it… But I am afraid that it will all be a disappointment, so I just prefer dreaming about it.”

Would You Still Write?

We’ve all heard the question, “If someone told you you would never sell another book, would you continue to write?”  Of course we would. It’s a knee-jerk answer for most of us who value writing as much as breathing.  But…

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Writing the Story You Want to Write

There are a million ways we’ve heard this..write what you know, write from your heart, write your story, write what you want to write… but how often does that statement come with an “Ah-ha” moment?  When someone says, “Write the…

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Time flies…even when you’re not having fun?

Okay, maybe my title is a bit misleading. I’m having a little fun. In between the laughs though, I’ve got pressure, stress, busy, busy, busy and too much to do with never enough time. We all know that feeling. Last…

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I Feel Like the White Rabbit…

Ack! Was my day last Tuesday or today? Ack! What am I going to write about if it’s today? Ack! Where are my bunny ears so I can do my White Rabbit imitation? Ack! I have revisions to do ASAP!…

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What Are You Prepared To Do?

I am still flying the high of attending my first Washington Romance Writers retreat. You know the feeling?  You leave inspired, flush with excitement, ready to take on the world! Good stuff. But, that wasn’t exactly how I went into…

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