As we all know February is romance and lover's month with the notable flooding of cards, gifts, and date nights, but we can show our love of literature too. As bibliophile's we have a deep relationship with romance through the words of classic and contempory...
Photo by KoolShooters on Pexels.com In this month of love, we should remember why we became a writer, an author. It is the love of words that has engaged us to create characters and the worlds they inhabit. It is also partly a love of self too, we have found a...
Due to the convenience of technological e-reader devices having to pack and carry physical books is something many people avoid now-a-days. However, if you are like me and only read physical books, preferably paperbacks, when traveling there is a juggling act to be...
For many authors this system gives them a welcome cheque once a year. It is easy to register once you apply and add your newly published books to keep the program updated. On the website the overview states: The Public Lending Right is the right of authors to receive...
Although, as readers, we tend to read what we like, there is some indication that the blending of genres is allowing us to explore other kinds of story. In 2026, this is indicated by the following staples and growing topics and themes. TRENDING GENRES Young Adult (YA)...
The 23rd January is National Handwriting Day. There is a significant decline in handwriting as we utilize technology with multiple devices to 'do' our writing for us from simple texts to digital note taking for study lectures, to writing systems on our laptops. I...
The word fervor's definition is 1. great warmth, passion, or earnestness of feeling or 2. intense heat. According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic...
While most of us have experienced the dreaded layovers at airports, there are some ways to make the time more pleasant, especially as writers. We can utilize the time to write a new chapter or scene for our current project, or plot out a whole new story idea. I did...
At last month's writers meeting we were given the title - I, Nausea of Yellow Sun. We had to create a story inspired by this title. I am sharing mine. Let me know what you think. As I stand before my fellow Yellow Sun inhabitants after so many years, I note the...