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How to Figure Out What Your Story Is About

How to Figure Out What Your Story Is About

A friend of mine recently asked me:

"I'm trying to whittle down my big, fat ideas to an arguable point, but how do you figure out what your point is?"

That's a great question—and one that more people should be asking.

Day 20: When Do You Give Up?

Day 20: When Do You Give Up?

I’ve been having a tough time keeping up with my one submission per day and, quite frankly, not doing this perfectly makes me want to give up. It’s an easy excuse—this giving up because I’m not doing it “perfectly”—and one that I think I shall I ignore as though it’s a cranky little kid who needs to get her ass into bed for nap time. 

Day 3: The Journey of My Red-Hot Romance Novel

Day 3: The Journey of My Red-Hot Romance Novel

So today was another manuscript-submission day. I sent my novel Highland Games to a publisher that does not require an agent: Avon Romance.

Here’s what the novel is about:

Highland Games is about a workaholic woman who is doctor-ordered to take a relaxing vacation where she meets an ever-so-sexy local constable who interferes with her pursuit of boredom.

Here’s the story behind this novel: