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I’m giving you a picture from my mood board for How to Care for a Duke. A Duke with a mysterious illness has many dogs and other animals and a will to live, especially when he falls in love with his bossy caretaker. I’m hopeful this second novel will be out in December. Meanwhile, check
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I’ve been stuck lately on some key chapters of my next novel, How to Care for a Duke. To unstick, I did a number of things. The most important of which was a change of environment. I am easily distracted by the minutia of daily life if I am dithering on a task. Packing up
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“She couldn’t ask Sinclair to stay by her side. Nor could she muster the courage to accompany him to London, where she would have to work hard to be the person he wanted, only to face the pain of rejection once more.He planned to return to London in the morning. And she would let him
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“I was wondering if anyone would be willing to show me the process when they plan their novels? I know we all have our own way in just curious if there’s an easier/more organized route to go!”A few writers have asked similar questions to this recently. “A question to those that don’t plan or outline.
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It is inspiring to listen to successful writers talk about their craft. Masterclass has some amazing classes by authors; I’m sure many can be found on YouTube. Learning to craft a good story will be a tremendous help before the work begins. Don’t be afraid to ‘fail’. I hate that word because we learn so
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Writing has always been my favorite form of communication. I would rather write than speak. I would rather read than listen. I am visually oriented. What I read becomes a movie in my head. My imagination is a wild, untamable thing. It always has been. I made up stories and illustrated them as a child.
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A question came up on when an author should do a rewrite. I actually finish the whole storyline (not all the writing), and then I see what’s missing or needs better explanation. In my novel in progress, Daring to Marry the Duke, I wrote all the pivotal scenes first and sketched out the rest, and
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How do you know how your story is going to end? Was a question that came up on Reddit. “Are you writing your story with an ending in mind or do you prefer to let things unfold as the story continues?” Some of the answers are really interesting. Many people say the beginning and the
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A recent Facebook post was from a writer who sent their book for professional editing and received great feedback. They then distributed the book to Beta readers and were appalled that the responses were varied and contradictory. Was it a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth? My question for this author was: When
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DEE HARPER LEWIS 