FAQ
What do I write?
Outline or jump in and start writing?
Outline or jump in and start writing?
Women's fiction, romance, and literary novels
Outline or jump in and start writing?
Outline or jump in and start writing?
Outline or jump in and start writing?
In the writing world, it's described as being a 'pantser' or a 'plotter'. Though it takes a lot more work for me on the editing end, I've always been a pantser...just jumping in and seeing what happens.
Type or handwrite?
Outline or jump in and start writing?
Write in silence or with music
I handwrite all of my books first...the only way my brain works properly! Black pens and spiral notebooks are preferred. Then I type everything up after.
Write in silence or with music
Write in silence or with music
Write in silence or with music
Music, always. What music depends on the story I'm writing and the emotion I need to pull from it. There are certain playlists and artists that will now always remind me of certain books I've written.
Where do I write?
Write in silence or with music
How long have I been writing?
I do have an office in my house, and that's where I prefer to write. However, I'll write wherever I can. Car line, at the beach, sitting by the pool, on the couch in the living room, waiting at my kids' activities, etc.
How long have I been writing?
Write in silence or with music
How long have I been writing?
Really since I was about 10. I studied creative writing more deeply in high school and college. I then put it down for a few years, but came back in earnest in 2014 to write novels and get published.
Favorite books
Best books to learn craft of writing
Favorite authors
Little Women
A Farewell to Arms
The Light We Lost
Me Before You
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
Divergent
Dear John
The Martian
Twilight
Any and all military biographies
Favorite authors
Best books to learn craft of writing
Favorite authors
Louisa May Alcott
Ernest Hemingway
Kristin Hannah
Jill Shalvis
Colleen Hoover
Kelly Rimmer
Nicholas Sparks
Kelly Siskind
Jojo Moyes
Best books to learn craft of writing
Best books to learn craft of writing
Best books to learn craft of writing
Story Genius
Wired for Story
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
The Emotion Thesaurus
On Writing
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