New Year at the Boss's Bidding

Tools For Success

Writing requires discipline, commitment, energy, and above all, self-belief. So how do you manage to keep all those elements positive, which in turn will keep you moving forward with your writing?ConnectKeep connected with other authors, who are, aft...

Beyond the Happy Ever After

Today my husband and I are celebrating twenty-seven years of marriage. As confetti was thrown at me after our wedding in the local chapel, it was definitely my happy ever after moment. But the story continues...Which got me thinking, how would ...

Her Exotic Prince

About thirteen years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Liz Fielding when she attended an afternoon at my local writing group to talk about writing romance. I’d known since I was nine years old, that I wanted to write and the discovery of Mills...

From One Decade to Another

It's another New Year's Eve and it is as much a time of reflection, as one of excitement and looking forward. Only this year, it's a chance to look back over a decade and welcome another. A whole new set of pages!As 2009 clicked over to 2010, I was s...

From Rachael's Desk - Characters

Creating Characters You and Your Readers Will LoveThis post is later than I had anticipated because I was buried deep in revisions on my latest book. Actually, I was buried deep in rewrites because my characters didn’t leap off the page. The di...

From Rachael's Desk - After the First Draft...

Welcome to my brand new monthly post From Rachael's Desk! This month it's all about what to do once you've written your first draft.Congratulations! You’ve written a book and added those magical words ‘the end’ and that achievement ...