Sometimes your first book shouldn't be published. I'm so grateful to the Published Angels who talked me out of career suicide, while I was stubbornly insisting that my first book was a winner and that the world would be a better place if it got sold in bookstores. Long before I was writing novels that […]
Need inspiration when the evil, blinking cursor has you befuddled, bamboozled or flat out brain-dead? You came to the right place! As a writer, I feel imminently qualified to write to you about writing New Year Resolutions that will bust writer's block. (Secret Daily Word Challenge: How many times can Adrienne include some form of “write,” […]
The holiday season can be stressful. If you’re as busy as I am, you may be wondering: how the heck am I supposed to gift shop, decorate, bake, party-plan, travel-plan, attend the obligatory parties, stop by the parties I’d RATHER be attending . . . Oh yeah! And did I mention WRITE? According to my […]
I asked some popular Romance authors to help me explain why Alpha Heroes have become such perennial favorites among readers – including this little ol’ closet fan! And while we’re on the topic of True Confessions: I can trace my fascination with high-handed, domineering heroes to the tender age of 12, when I read the […]
Yes, fellow fiction writers, when it comes to writing novels and fuming about rejection letters, I can feel your pain. That’s why I created these 10 humorous zingers to take away the sting. By the way: the inspiration for this post came from 25 Phrases You Wish You Could Say at Work More Often. Be […]
Do you stop to recognize the miracles in your life? So many of us have been brainwashed to believe that the term, “miraculous,” can only be applied to giant earth-shaking events, like winning the lottery or discovering a cure for cancer. But I’m talking about everyday miracles: the hopes and dreams that quietly reappear when […]
So you're writing a novel, huh? Good for you! Butt be forewarned: no TRUE writer escapes the Seven Stages of Fiction Frenzy... 1. Eureka! An Idea! Nothing is better than that first spark of inspiration. You feel alive. Your Muse is finally cooperating. You’re buoyed with hope and visions of obscenely large paychecks. You balk […]
I just completed several rounds of podcast interviews to promote my Lady Law & The Gunslinger series of Western Romantic Suspense novels, so I’m offering these book marketing tips for writers who want to be “heard.” The following ideas come from 20 years of experience as a professional publicist. Write a Pitch Letter Unless your phone's […]
Readers buy Romance novels because they want to experience the vicarious thrill of falling in love -- and usually with a man who is just a wee bit too dangerous to risk loving in real life. Romance novels are fantasies, after all. What woman wouldn't secretly thrill to be wholeheartedly loved and desired by James […]
Written By Prince Rael the Magnificent (Transcribed by Adrienne deWolfe, aka “Minion”) Greetings, Humans! It is I, Prince Rael the Magnificent, writing on a subject that is near and dear to every (self-respecting) reader’s heart: why cats make the funniest sidekicks. Er . . . I mean, why animals make the funniest sidekicks. Frankly, I […]