I write humorous, emotional romantic novels for Headline.

This blog is about my writing challenges. Occasionally I also talk about good-looking men.

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Here are some of my most popular posts about writing and being published.

• A series of posts on character arc
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• The ten commandments of becoming a published author
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• Post-It plotting
• Five posts about revising
• A synopsis formula

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