One thing I love about internal conflict is that a character recognizes she is emotionally protecting herself from something and thinks she knows why, but as the story progresses, she realizes the reason goes deeper. Until she's willing to be vulnerable and admit the emotional walls she's erected are stifling…
March is here! Yay! March is always cold here, but at least we're on the tail-end of winter. It's good for one thing--I get a lot of writing tasks accomplished! On the first Wednesday of each month, I share my monthly goals and encourage you to in the…
I used to spend a few hours every day on social media sites, but a while back, I found myself wondering if it was all worth it. I wasn't engaging with people as much, and I drastically cut back on sharing content. The majority of my time was spent merely…
Last Thursday was a bad writing day. After lunch, I threw my hands in the air and suppressed a scream. I knew where the story needed to go, but I wasn't sure how to get there. I had several scenes to write before my next "sure" scene. Everything inside me…
On the first Wednesday of each month, I share my monthly goals and encourage you to in the comments. Before I list my February 2018 goals, I'm reviewing last month's progress. Last Month: Jill’s January 2018 Goals Finish revising and polishing third book in Wyoming Cowboys series. Submit as soon…
Last weekend I was blessed to speak at Maumee Valley Romance Writers, Inc. Every January we have our annual goals discussion. The first half of my talk was about basic goal-setting: taking time to think about professional, health, emotional and personal goals for the year and deciding how and when…
One of the essentials of an author platform is establishing a mailing list. The easiest way to do this is to sign up with one of the numerous newsletter providers. I confess I resisted starting a newsletter list for a long time. When I was an aspiring writer: I felt…
I've been going through the archives of my old blog (https://jillkemerer.blogspot.com) and came across a few articles I'm going to share here. They are still relevant and may help you. The first is "Strengthen Weak Areas in Your Writing" (linked). Here is a snippet: I'm writing a first draft. I'm…
January 2018 goals! Welcome to another year. Sure, 2018 is already ten days in, but it's still pretty fresh. I've been using my new planner for over a week, and I love it. I decided to try the Day Designer this year. It really works with the way my brain…
Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Ten authors of Christian fiction joined together to shower twelve winners with gifts. In true twelve days of Christmas style, the prizes accumulate as time progresses. Yesterday, Liz Johnson kicked things off by giving a copy of…