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…
I'm so pleased to have author Barbara M. Britton as my guest today! Barbara writes Christian fiction, and her new book Jerusalem Rising: Adah's Journey releases December 1! More information is below. :) How a Tech-Challenged Author Navigates a 21st Century Marketing World I’ll be honest. Technology scares me. I grew up…
Happy Thanksgiving week! I skipped blogging last week because I was pushing hard to finish the first draft of a new book. On Monday, I typed The End, and it felt so good! I've been running errands and doing laundry ever since. :) Thanksgiving week is always busy here. This…
Do you love Hallmark Christmas movies? Are you looking for heartwarming romantic stories to get you in the Christmas mood? If you answered yes to either of those questions, I have great news! Four multi-published authors of Love Inspired romance novels (including yours truly!) teamed up for the inspirational novella…
You're nearing the end of a writing session, and you're in the zone. The words are hopping onto the page--it's as if they're writing themselves. Isn't that the best feeling? Zone writing is fast and delicious. But it often lacks layers, and these layers affect the pace. When I write…
"What is the hero's romantic conflict?" "I don't see how this problem will keep the couple apart for an entire book." "This could be cleared up with a simple conversation." If you write romance novels, you may have heard the above a time or two from professionals or critique partners…