Author of Young Adult and Teen Books
When it comes to planning a book, I find sticking to a good outline is the key. The better the outline, the more productive your writing can be. To begin my outline, I first come up with my concept: A brief synopsis. I do mean brief. This is not going to be the synopsis for …
Lately I have been reading a lot of sports romance books. I had planned to write a sports romance, and I had an idea in my head for how it would go. Currently, I’m debating on which hero I should pick as I had AI generate me a few ideas for what he should look …
When it comes to writer’s block, we have all faced it. That moment where you just stare at a blank canvas unsure what to do next. While having an outline can help with writer’s block, and even planning the writing out itself, sometimes you are just stuck with no way to move forward. There are …
My book is still in the planning stages right now. I do have a loose outline, though it isn’t fully completed. I wanted to try my hand at another romance before I get back into the Operation books and the Twin series. Just know this: The new book will be a brother’s best friend trope …
With my ADHD, my desk usually falls into the realms of absolute chaos when it comes to organization. I can clear out the clutter, but things usually return to a state of disarray in less than a day. I can’t blame it all on my ADHD because I also have several businesses that I run …
While I’m still currently in the outline mode for my next book, I have been playing around trying to find the perfect eye candy for my book cover. My hero is going to be a little bit scruffy, athletic, and of course, he has to be handsome. When I put my descriptions into an AI …
We’ve all done it: Wrote something that never saw the light of day. Often times, as a writer, I begin something and abandon it. Sometimes abandonment comes from lack of interest, story stalling, or even not knowing where to go from where you are. Today’s tip focuses on resurrecting that old piece of writing that …
When I start to write, I like to keep everything neat and organized. In fact, I’ll keep a nice folder with my characters taped into it along with any notes or print outs I’ve had. Even changes to the outline are kept in my folder. At the end of writing, I’ll usually put the publication …
I have been working on an outline lately that will be the latest book of mine. Things are going slowly, only because I’m currently writing (and it’s taking longer than usual) a book for my alter ego in adult spicy romance. I had planned to use the outline as a spicy book, but then I …
When you begin your writing, it is best to go into it with a plan. Last week I talked about using tropes to help plan, develop, and expand your writing. What I didn’t mention in that article is that you also need to plan it out and outline your writing. This planning stage of outlining …