Hi friends! Welcome to WIP Wednesday for April! If you’re new around these parts, WIP stands for work in progress, and on the first Wednesday of every month, I share a (usually very raw) excerpt of something I’m working on. You can share an excerpt of your own in the comments! We do have a few rules: *no more
Author: Bryn Donovan
Hi friends! A lot of times when we’re discussing a book proposal at work, we’ll ask, “What’s the conflict?” or say, “This could use some internal conflict.” What we’re talking about, of course, is the conflict getting in the way of a character’s goal—or, in the case of a romance novel, getting in the way of love and a happy
Hi friends! Welcome to WIP Wednesday, which is usually on the first Wednesday of the month, but hey, it’s good to stay flexible! WIP, of course, stands for “work in progress,” and this is where I share some writing I’ve done in the past month, and if you want to, you can share some of yours in the comments section.
Updated for 2025. Several readers asked for a post about how to write a synopsis. I’m not surprised, really—synopsis writing can feel overwhelming. I read a lot of synopses in my former day job in publishing, and through LuckyAuthor.com, I work with many people to make their synopsis clear and compelling. I’m going to give you my take on how
I’ve read hundreds of romance novel proposals in my day job as an editor, and I almost called this post “how to write a romance novel.” But that would be such a big subject, it would really need to be a series of posts. There are a lot of elements of a romance novel to cover for aspiring romance writers,
Hey friends! I hope your February is off to a great start. I celebrated my Groundhog Day birthday yesterday, and although I miss so many people so much, it reminded me of how much I have to be grateful for! Now if you’re a new subscriber to this blog, welcome!! Work In Progress Wednesday is when I share
Another post from G.! After I did my list of romance novel publishers, I asked him if he’d be willing to do a list of fantasy book publishers, since this is his genre. — Bryn Since I first read Lord of the Rings decades ago, I’ve wanted to write an epic fantasy series. I’ve been working on it off