Writing Tips

Slow Down by Avery Flynn

By Robin Covington ⋅ February 20, 2012 ⋅ 33 comments

I am so lucky to have Avery Flynn as a fellow Waterworld Mermaid – a group of new members to the Washington Romance Writers. We hit it off right away because she is funny, smart, [...]

What If and Why? by Tawny Weber

By Robin Covington ⋅ January 4, 2012 ⋅ 26 comments

Tawny Weber writes for my dream imprint – Harlequin Blaze! Her stories are sexy, funny, sexy, fresh, and . . . umm . . . sexy. She is also super generous with her time and [...]

Sloan Parker – Write What You Know: A Woman Writing M/M Romance

By Robin Covington ⋅ November 21, 2011 ⋅ 77 comments

I don’t remember how I found Sloan Parker but I vividly remember the minute I finished her book, MORE, and immediately clicked back to the beginning and started the book over again. She was my [...]

From Idea to Acceptance: Five Things to Smooth Your Path to Publication with Christina Hollis

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ November 18, 2011 ⋅ 24 comments

We’re happy to have Harlequin Author Christina Hollis with us today. Christina gives us some great tips on navigating the bumpy road to publication. http://www.christinahollis.com I wrote this blog because writing is a solitary process, [...]

Leanna Renee Hieber on Writing Adult vs. Young Adult Fiction

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ November 11, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments

Good morning, RU Readers! Let’s take a moment to salute our veterans on this day of remembrance. Thanks! Now on with today’s program…I’m really pleased to introduce you to today’s visiting professor. I first met [...]

C.J. Redwine Critiques a Reader’s Query Letter

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ November 7, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments

C.J. Redwine returns this month with an awesome query letter critique. A big thanks to Kristen Boe for the submission! CAUGHT COLD Romantic Suspense 90K words You’ll want to include your title, genre, and [...]

The Kid in You: The Untapped Resource in All of Us by Kieran Kramer

By Robin Covington ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 50 comments

Kieran Kramer writes funny, smart, sexy historical books that make you smile and swoon from beginning to end. When you meet Kieran you understand why she has so much joy and laughter in her books – [...]

The Written Word without Word: An Intro to Scrivener with Gwen Hernandez

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ July 18, 2011 ⋅ 88 comments

It’s true. The only tools you need are pen and paper. Or stick and sand. But modern writers are fortunate to have software options that not only make their jobs easier, but more fun as [...]

Screams and Broken Trampolines with Tonya Kappes

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ July 15, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

We’re delighed to have Tonya Kappes, author of Carpe Bead ‘em and The Ladybug Jinx, on the RU campus today. Tonya’s offering us a peek into the glamorous life of an author and her writing process. Screams and [...]

Writing the Knock Out Ending – James Scott Bell

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ July 6, 2011 ⋅ 29 comments

We spend hours, days and months crafting the perfect first line. The hook. The first five pages. But how much time do we spend getting the perfect END to the story? Join James Scott Bell [...]