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What Inspires Me?
Inspiration was everywhere and I just had to filter it out. Continue reading What Inspires Me?
Category: Writing tips
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Starting in Medias Res
If I start reading and a character is being shot at or chased, I’m interested to see what happens next. BUT…I also enjoy getting to know a character a bit before they’re thrown into the pot of boiling water. The rom coms where we see a little bit of normal life before everything goes haywire, or the cozy mystery that starts with what appears to be just an average day in the life of the sleuth or the accused. Continue reading Starting in Medias Res
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Welcome Sweet September!
Well, I have done it again. I have allowed myself to get so busy that I am running around chasing my tail. You would think after taking the HB 90 Bootcamp and following Sarra Cannon’s Heartbreathing YouTube channel that I would understand the perils of burning myself out, but I guess for me it seems to be feast or famine. For a few months I … Continue reading Welcome Sweet September!
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HB90 Alumni and Sarra Cannon Fan
Making your author dreams come true shouldn’t cost you your artistic joy. Continue reading HB90 Alumni and Sarra Cannon Fan
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Characters…
Characters we love and hate. As an author one of the first things we’re taught is to write characters readers will love, but as a reader I’ve often enjoyed characters who were less than loveable. Most versions I’ve read and seen in movies and on television of the great Sherlock Holmes is he’s a bit unfeeling, he’s narcissistic and at times even a bully, but … Continue reading Characters…
Publish and Thrive
As an indie author it is sometimes difficult to take a leap of faith and spend money on ourselves and our careers, especially when we have a limited budget. We tell ourselves it’s a dream or hobby and it’s difficult to believe it’ll ever be anything more. I put off taking Sarra’s class for a couple of years because I was afraid. I was afraid … Continue reading Publish and Thrive
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Sex Scenes versus Love Scenes
Romance isn’t just about sex, it’s about falling in love. Continue reading Sex Scenes versus Love Scenes
Guest Blogger: Sherri Lupton-Hollister
Guest Blogger: Sherri Lupton-Hollister Guest Blogger: Sherri Lupton-Hollister — Read on ashleycrookham.com/2022/03/11/guest-blogger-sherri-lupton-hollister/ I was a guest blogger on Ashley Crookham’s blog. It was a lot of fun. Continue reading Guest Blogger: Sherri Lupton-Hollister
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The Cover Game
What clues to genre does the cover give off? Is the book meant to inform or entertain more? Continue reading The Cover Game
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