by tanyaagler | Feb 14, 2015 | writing
A long time ago, I remarked to my father how difficult calculus was. He remarked real life wasn’t a cakewalk and wait until I had to face life complete with a mortgage, a teenaged daughter and bills to pay. I looked at him like he was crazy. What could be more...
by tanyaagler | Feb 5, 2015 | writing
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about our family adopting a dog named Vera, or more accurately, how Vera adopted our family. My family and I didn’t enter into this with blinders on. We knew there would be adjustments on both sides, and we hoped for a good fit. Vera’s...
by tanyaagler | Jan 27, 2015 | writing
Since I’ve started writing, I’ve attended conferences and workshops, read writing blogs, and read craft books. One consistent theme is the importance of writing on a regular basis. While some stress the importance of writing every day and others as often as your...
by tanyaagler | Jan 21, 2015 | writing
Think about the book you’re reading. If you’re on the first ten pages, think about the last book you read. Where did your favorite scene take place? Did it take place in a living room or a kitchen? Probably not. Did it take place during dinner or breakfast? Probably...
by tanyaagler | Jan 5, 2015 | writing
Where do you write? Romance writers often fall into one of three categories: plotters, pantsers, and plotsers. Plotters plan out the road map of their novel before they write with tools such as an outline, Scrivener, syllabi, index cards, etc. Pantsers usually fly by...
by tanyaagler | Jan 1, 2015 | New Year's Day, writing
I’m not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions. When I was a kid, I’d always make the same resolutions and never follow through for more than a month. Now that I’m older, I try to change things when I see I need to change something rather than wait for a new...
