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Writing a Love Story—3 Rules You Shouldn’t Break!
Writing a love story is a lesson in capturing the spirit of life and love. It should be messy, brilliant, full of highs and lows. Read 3 tips for creating a breath taking love story that leaves your readers wanting more.
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Candy Crush is my DOC: Why your best ideas happen when you’re distracted and relaxed.
According to the Scientific American, “Insight problems involve thinking outside the box.” So if you need to open your mind to alternative approaches, you are better off doing that when your “filter is not so functional.”
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Dark Awakening Backstory: The Car Accident, Episode 3
Caitriona gasped as she was thrown forward, the seat belt cutting into her flesh. She heard a horrendous metal-on-metal grinding. She screamed as the car began to roll. Her head whipped back unmercifully, and she felt something hard slam into her legs and chest. She screamed again, the sound mixing with her mother’s and Danika.…
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The Hardest Part is Getting Started
If you’re doing something for all the wrong reasons, you will likely never reach your goal. Successful people don’t have more luck, they simply have more passion and conviction for what they want to accomplish. They never take their eyes off the goal. They work hard. They persevere. They challenge the norms and stand by…
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Dark Awakening Backstory: Episode 2, Lenore Hoffman
Caitriona’s scream pierced the still night as she struggled to pull air into her lungs. Her eyes searched the shadows in her room, furtively hunting for the tattooed man she knew was coming to kill her. Her night clothes clung to her as sweat dotted her brow and caused her usual wavy locks to cling…
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5 Ways Romance Writers Can Overcome Writer’s Block
Anyone who writes on a regular basis has fallen prey to writer’s block. A head that was full of story plots and character development details one day can quickly turn to mush the next. I’ve discovered there’s really only two options when this happens: set your work aside and hope for inspiration or tackle writer’s…
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Dark Awakening: Backstory, Episode 1
Duncan MacKinnon stared at the computer screen and the beautiful red-head who stared back at him with perfectly lashed, emerald-green eyes. He’d looked at her image thousands of times and always came back to the same place. How could he destroy this woman’s life?
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3 (Money Making) Reasons Every Author Needs a Website
You don’t need to be a webmaster to build and manage your author website. Find out why an author website is critical to driving sales.
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The New World Order: Fact or Fiction?
In Dark Awakening, the New World Order becomes the central backdrop for a love story that unfolds as one man leads a rebellion against the New World Order’s oppressive and genocidal rule. It’s the type of material that lends itself to great fiction. But could there be any truth behind the theory?
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Pantsing or Outlining: Which Is Better?
Is it better to carefully outline your novel before writing, or should a writer merely start writing and draw from inspiration?