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  • When I first joined I was doing a final edit on a Regency Era work titled "His Reluctant Duchess".  Now that it is done, I am revisiting an earlier work titled "Heart'...
  • Thanks, Marilyn. I enjoyed your post about junk culture and agree with you there. I think it's worth it to be intentional about our time and what we spend it on, and w...
  • Hi Petrea! I tend to ping-pong between just letting myself write and outlining. When I let myself write, the story meanders and when I try to stick to an outline, the...

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  • Thank you all for reading and commenting. I am glad to learn so many members here are open to revisiting or exploring this genre for the first time. I love talking abo...
  • Similar to Zetta, I like to spend time around books when I'm feeling blocked or down on my own writing. Rereading advice from Ann Lamott's "Bird by Bird," or Natalie G...
  • Great advice, Betsy. Thank you so much for sharing. I'll definitely be revisiting these tips as I creep closer to the pub date of my novel (next spring). Congrats on your book. I look forward to reading it! Warmly, Julia