Reflecting on my 2021 Writing Goals

Last year around this time, I posted my 2021 Writing Goals. Let’s see if I accomplished any of them (spoiler alert: I accomplished ONE). Goal One: Publish a Book Did I? No Here’s the thing: getting a book published is a long process, whether you’re going the traditional route or the self-publishing one. I finally decided I wanted to self-publish last year, so now I’m gearing up to have the first book in the series I’d like to release edited. Editing takes awhile, and depends on when freelance editors can fit me into their busy schedules. At this point, I think it’s wildly unrealistic for me to aim for publishing a book this year. But watch out, 2023. Goal Two: …

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2021 Writing Goals

I’d intended to write this post closer to the 1st, but it’s now the 18th. Whoops. Still, even though I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore, I do like to set a few writing goals for myself. So, without further ado, here are my 2021 writing goals. Publish a Book This has been my number one goal since the second I started writing my first book way back in my senior year of high school. I’m 37 now and it hasn’t happened yet but I have a feeling this is my year. Mainly because I have a bunch of books that I’m very happy with and would love to put out in the world. Now it’s a matter of figuring …

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Romance Tropes I Dislike

In my last post, I went over some of the romance tropes I like. Today I’m going to go through some of my least favorite tropes. I was a little surprised by how long my list is. Oh, who am I kidding? I wasn’t surprised at all. I am a very critical person when it comes to reading and writing. Here are the tropes that I tend to shy away from when I’m looking for a new book to read: Secret Baby You know the story: heroine and hero are sleeping together or sleep together once, he’s a dick to her for reasons he doesn’t explain, she discovers she’s pregnant but decides not to tell him, fast-forward however many years …

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Romance Tropes I Like

Ah, tropes. Love them or hate them, they exist for a reason. Because certain plots are timeless and beloved by many readers. Mindy Klasky has a great, comprehensive list of the most common tropes in romance novels and for fun I went through and picked out the ones I like and dislike. The following are some of the romance tropes that tend to make me want to pick up a book: Second Chance I love reading about two ex-lovers who reconnect and get another chance to make their relationship work. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered this trope can be a tricky one for me to enjoy because so many times the reason for the break up is a lack of communication which …

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