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Writer’s Block: Is It Laziness or a Critical Part of Being a Longtime Author? – Written By Kristen Lamb

Writer’s block is a very controversial subject in the publishing world. Everyone has an opinion and everyone is right. Okay, maybe not everyone. I am right…and also NUMBER ONE AT HUMBLE! *gets cramp patting self on back* I believe that, when it comes to discussing writer’s block, there is a real danger of oversimplifying a truly complex phenomenon. Many claim there is no such thing as writer’s…

There is a strange obsession lately with the “emerald green gown.” You hear it on podcasts, in audiobooks, and across fashion commentary as the definitive peak of elegance. But here is the problem: everyone seems to have a different definition of what that color actually is. If you use the word “emerald” to describe a fabric that leans toward the bright, acidic tint of a lawn or a frog, you have…

Today we’re digging into one of the most relatable—yet notoriously tricky—emotions to write: Disappointment. We’ve all been there. It’s that sinking feeling that turns your internal monologue from a soaring symphony into a flat, out-of-tune kazoo. But as authors, how do we translate that heavy, hollow, “how-did-I-deserve-this” ache onto the page without boring our readers to tears? Let’s face…

While the first criminal story I ever wrote flowed like a creek, the second one flows like a swamp… I can’t get out of the character problem. I tend to prepare very well, even more since I found out I cannot write a crime story without very, very careful planning, including the characters. In the first book, that worked quite well. The second book has a major flaw: the characters. I can’t get…

The Grand Illusion: Arrival at Versailles, 1682 We are in the month of May in the year 1682, a moment of absolute historical rupture. Your physical presence is crossing for the first time the threshold of those massive entrance gates, decorated with a thick layer of gold leaf, of the gigantic complex called Versailles. Your field of vision is immediately occupied by a monumental building front,…

I have been reading several books lately, which I had to frown. I wasn’t exactly sure how realistic their ‘natural’ causes of death were, and I wanted to check that. Since I put some time into this matter and wanted it researched, I decided I could as well share the outcome with fellow authors and readers. Heart Attack One of the most difficult to ‘prove’ is the Heart Attack. ‘CardaHealth.com‘…

As many of you know, I love reading one or another Historical Romance set in the Regency period, and, like many others, I’m a bit in love with the Bridgertons. Of course, I love their costumes, as much fantasy as they are… Think back to the Bridgertons, Daphne, and the Featherington girls in their dresses – and now have a look at dresses that are far more ‘reality’ and historically…