What’s the worst pain you’ve ever felt? And how would you describe it? It can be tricky, which is why I’m blogging about How to Describe Pain in Writing! Describing physical pain is a challenge that most writers face at one time or another. A character might have a headache, give birth, or get injured in an accident or a
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It’s been a few years since I did a list of romance novel publishers, so here’s an updated one for 2021! In my experience, researching romance novel publishing houses can take a very long time…time that could be better spent on editing your novel or starting a new one, am I right? (By the way, you might want to get
Hi friends! A while back, after I did a post of story ideas for kids , I got requests for essay topics for kids. I thought it was a little out of my wheelhouse, though, since I’ve never taught children. But then I thought, wait a minute…I’m married to someone who used to teach middle school English! So I invited
Hi friends! Welcome to the first WIP Wednesday of 2021! For the uninitiated, WIP Wednesday happens on the first Wednesday of every month. I share a snippet of a work in progress and I invite you to do the same in the comments. It’s fine if it’s rough…that’s the “in progress” part, and I’m always sharing bits of first drafts,
First, here are my thoughts about manifestation journal ideas… There are a lot of people wondering, “How does manifestation work?”, and there’s a lot of wild advice out there about how to manifest something. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, and near the beginning of a new year seemed like a good time to do it…though
I started researching medieval last names from England a long time ago… When I was writing my first-ever medieval romance, which never saw the light of day! (Honestly, it’s just as well, though my husband still swears it’s a good story.) I feel like I came full circle years later when I wrote my magical romcom novel, Her Knight at
If you’re looking for an accurate list of medieval male names from England, you’ve come to the right place! I compiled these medieval male names from England using research from primary historical documents, including battle records and subsidy rolls. I only threw in a few names from the King Arthur legends, because I love them so much. You can feel