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13 Things I Know About Writing Full Time Now I’m Back to Full Time Again

I wrote “11 Things I Wish I’d Known About Full Time Writing When I First Started Writing Novels” way back in 2009, when I was forced to full time writing by a sudden cessation of revenue.  That’s pirate speak for “my job was cut”. In January 2013 I added an update to the bottom of

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How to Write a Novel While You’re Holding Down A Day Job

Every few weeks I browse through a report on search terms people have used to find my blog.  The most frequent terms you can probably guess for yourself. I don’t like to do too many writing-related posts because readers aren’t writers, so while I could happily spend hours and hours talking about the technical aspects

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8 Things I Know About Part-Time Writing Now I’ve Written Full-Time

Four years ago, I had the greatest of good fortunes to score a year of bliss. I got to write full time. It was unexpected and completely unplanned.  I got retrenched from my day job with a big enough cheque that we figured if I wrote my ass off and sold enough, I might be

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How To Break Into The Erotic Romance Market – 2013 Update

I get asked how to go about getting published in the erotic market almost weekly – usually via private email. I have faithfully answered all those emails over the last few years, despite there already being a lengthy article on the site that answers the question exactly and in detail. (“How To Break Into The

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Working Notes – November 5, 2012

Oh, I’ve been dying to tell you this. I’ve finally broken ground on the third Beloved Bloody Time novel. It’s not like I’ve been sitting around idle all this time.  I’ve been busy.  Very busy, and on the novel, too.  And the series. 1)  I finished up plotting the whole series in broad strokes.  At

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Friday’s Mash

Goodies I’ve found from chatting and cruising this week: Sites Romance Book Junkies – Danielle likes Paranormal, Erotica, Historical, Fantasy, some Young Adult and some Urban Fantasy, but she doesn’t review MMF romances at all. DABWAHA –  Interesting concept.  It’s like Survivor, but for books.  The slug line reads:  “64 Books. 1 Champion. Get Your

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Pinch-Hitting

Mark here. So, I’m about to leave for a three day wrestling road trip and Tracy’s getting ready. Having me on the road for three days means that she gets three days of uninterrupted writing time. And she wants to make the most of it. That means it’s time to clear the decks – get

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