Hey, brilliant writers…it’s Work in Progress Wednesday! I do have some new blog followers, so let me explain that on the first Wednesday of every month, I share a snippet of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. Occasionally, comments are slow to load. If you’re not seeing your comment appear right away, copy and
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As an author, I always dreamed of having a book turned into a movie. And a couple of weeks ago, I saw that dream coming true as I visited the set of the Hallmark movie based on Her Knight at the Museum . I flew into Vancouver, then took an Uber to a really cute town about forty-five
Welcome to the second half of the year! July 1st is the exact midpoint. I hope 2026 has been good to you so far…and if it hasn’t, I hope it turns around right this minute. Yesterday afternoon, I got the shooting schedule for the Hallmark movie adaptation of my book, which was so wild! In a few weeks, I will
This list of plot twist ideas is one I’ve been meaning to share for a while. I’ve been thinking a lot about plot twists in my own writing lately! My novel Her Time Traveling Duke was the first one in which I ever employed a true plot twist, even though romances don’t usually have a lot in the
Last night around midnight, I checked my inbox and shrieked at the top of my lungs. Mr. Donovan came running—“What! What’s wrong?” But I was reacting to amazing news! It was an email from a producer at the Hallmark Channel. Now as some of you know, before my novel Her Knight at the Museum was even published in 2024, it
I hope your month is off to a good start! As most of you know, Work in Progress Wednesday is on the first Wednesday of the month. I share a little of what I’m writing, and if you want to, you can do the same in the comments section. Please note that if you’ve never commented on the blog before,
For many writers, writing dialogue is the fun part. So of course, we want to make it the best it can be! After I shared my post on punctuating dialogue, a couple of people asked me if I would share some general writing tips for dialogue. As someone who’s been a book editor for several years, I see some common