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Character inspiration
Once in a while, you see something that screams for a book to be made or a movie to be written about it. I saw this clip on Reddit and want to create a character as badass as this woman. What would her backstory be? How would she meet her love interest? My writing focuses Read more
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Sir Gaylord-A Misalliance with Love
“It was a dangerous game. One that required reckless confidence and one he was bound to lose sooner or later. He must have chosen his victims carefully not to have found himself up against an enraged husband before now. Well, he made a grave mistake choosing Rosie as his next victim.” Excerpt From: Dee Harper Read more
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A writer’s dilemma: Being in love with our characters
An author in a writer’s forum posed this dilemma. “I’m too in love with my characters and it’s causing me to overwrite. This is my first romance novel. I can’t stop writing the cute things they do together. They both have too many habits, quirks, back story moments, and so on. And I want to Read more
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Approaching Sir Gaylord-A Misalliance with Love
“Gaylord’s was the type of grand country house built in the pleasing red brick style of the middle of the previous century. Sinclair had passed neatly tended formal gardens and spied numerous outbuildings as he approached the residence. The exterior was symmetrical, with a central front entrance and evenly spaced windows on either side. Modest Read more
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A writer’s dilemma: Is it worth it?
A writer in a writer’s forum posed the question: “To all the writers out there, be honest. Is writing really worth it? If yeah, how did you realise that you wanted to be a writer?” I enjoyed writing from a very young age and have had teachers and one publisher tell me I have a Read more
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Temptation-A Misalliance with Love
“Gazing out over the water meadow and the reeds blowing in the gentle breeze, she picked up her brush. Dipping the brush into the water in her jar and then into a tiny cake of paint, she passed swift brushstrokes over the page filling in light and shadows on the face she had sketched. She Read more
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DEE HARPER LEWIS 