Tag Archives: writing

Joyce? Wordsworth? They’re just like us!

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Maureen Milliken

For several years, I was a judge in nationwide self-published book contest. I was a first-tier judge, which meant I read a hundred or more books, sending one for every batch of 25 back  to the next tier. Duties included … Continue reading →

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Writing Alone and Celebrating Community

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Brenda Buchanan

I retreated to a lake in York County at the end of August, taking along my computer, comfy clothes and some food. My only job for a couple of days was to write, write some more, and talk about writing … Continue reading →

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My First: Nothing Racy. But It is Crafty.

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Brenda Buchanan

In 2017, Brenda Buchanan invited me to send in a guest post. I am grateful to her and all our team over the years and, still getting better after some knee surgery, have been reading lots of our past work. … Continue reading →

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What’s the Point… of View?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by susanvaughan

I’ve been reading more widely than usual lately—thrillers, a variety of mysteries, literary fiction—as well as romantic suspense novels, which is what I write. One thing I have been paying attention to (a bother with being a writer as well … Continue reading →

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Don’t be afraid of the nuts and bolts of writing

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Maureen Milliken

I was giving an author talk a couple years ago, answering the usual questions about my process, when I got an odd response: “Isn’t that cheating?” I was, if I remember right, describing how I used a big calendar to … Continue reading →

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New Year Rituals

Posted on January 3, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. In 2019, for my first post of the new year, I wrote a blog titled “Taking Stock” to share the way I spend every January first. The ritual hasn’t changed, but some of the results … Continue reading →

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I’m Back

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Vaughn C. Hardacker

Vaughn Hardacker here: As many of you know, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Truthfully, it’s been a long time since I’ve done any serious writing. We’ve all known that this past year and a half have been tough … Continue reading →

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How a Post-Pandemic Road Trip is like Writing a Book

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

This past weekend my spouse and I set doubt and fear aside and took a road trip. Like many others who live distant from kin, it had been a too long since we’d seen our families in person. We kept … Continue reading →

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Mystery or Suspense?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by susanvaughan

Although my mystery author friends here accept me into their ranks, I write romantic suspense and have been published in that genre for a long time. When I tell non-romance readers what I write, they look at me blankly. I … Continue reading →

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How I Beat Writer’s Block

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Vaughn C. Hardacker

If there is such a thing as a lazy writer, I guess it may be me. When I finally come up with a plot idea, I crank out more than 1000 words a day. However, once I finish a manuscript … Continue reading →

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