
Career Killer: Sometimes Your First Book Shouldn't Be Published
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…

20 Tips for Writing Romance Heroines that Readers Can Admire
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…

Funny Animal Sidekicks Steal Hearts #Humor #RomanceNovels #AmWriting #99c
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: …

10 Gremlins of Writers Block Doom a Good Story #WIP #WriteTip #Humor
Are you making progress toward your writing goals today? Or have you fallen victim to one of these 10 nefarious Gremlins from the shadowy realm of Writer's Block?
1. Mind Muncher
This warty, pug-nosed menace chews up good inspiration…

20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes for Women Readers #RomanceNovel #Writetip #Selfpub
Before I share today's 20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes, let's look at what keeps your target audience buying books in a $1.36 billion market that has dominated the world's fiction paperback sales for more than 30 years. (Learn…

Newbie #Writing Fail: The Billion Character Book @AdriennedeWolfe #writetip #WIP #amwriting
One day, after I became a bestselling author, I dragged out the first manuscript I'd ever finished. Secretly, I had always believed that novel was the most wonderful story in the world. In my not-so-humble opinion, every New York editor who'…

Write #Villains: 10 Tips for #Writing Bad Guys Readers Luv 2 Hate @AdriennedeWolfe #writetip
I love, love LOVE villains! What could be more fun than booing Darth Vadar? Throwing popcorn at Dracula? Or covering your eyes when Leatherface revs up his chainsaw?
The ultimate fiction experience – be it a book or a movie – is…

Writers: Want to Beat the Competition? 10 Tips for Opening Your Novel #amwriting #wip #writetip
Thanks to iPhone downloads, ebooks are competing directly with movies as on-demand entertainment. That means that the opening pages of your novel have to be more clever than ever if you want to sell your book.
I just finished judging a…

6 Reasons Why Judging a #NovelWriting Contest Helps Your Career #Writetip #amwriting
Are you writing commercial fiction? Then consider becoming a judge for a writing contest to help your career.
Many aspiring authors already know the benefits of entering a writing contest. These days, even the larger regional contests have…

Bust Writer's Block: Tackle a New Genre to Flex Your Writing Muscles #amwriting #writetip #wip
Recently, I overcame a bout of writer’s block by challenging myself. Since April is Poetry Month, I entered a poetry contest. Entering that contest while I was doubting my fiction-writing skills wasn’t an easy choice. I had to overcome…