Gustave Caillebotte was close friends with Monet, Renoir, and other French Impressionist artists. He’s not a household name like they are…and he should be! I spent all Sunday researching Gustave Caillebotte and his family and times for my next novel, and I had to share. His best-known painting is the iconic Paris Street, Rainy Day. Even if you didn’t recognize
Infodump (also seen as two words—info dump) is a writing term referring to a big chunk of information delivered to the reader all at once. I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, because there are some easy ways to avoid the infodump! What does an info dump look like in a
Hi everyone! It’s WIP Wednesday, where I share an excerpt of a work in progress and invite you to do the same in the comments section. It’s fine if it’s rough—when I say “in progress,” I mean it. We do have a few rules! WIP Wednesday Rules *500 words or less (otherwise, I’ll trim it for you) *no graphic R-rated
The wrong side of the tracks trope is a classic. I’ve written about my favorite romance tropes, and I can’t believe I didn’t include this one! Since it’s almost Valentine’s Day, I thought this would be a great time to talk about why the wrong side of the tracks trope feels oh, so right. What’s This Trope All
Books with red covers jump out on the bookshelf. If you’re thinking about commissioning or creating a red book cover design, here are a bunch of examples from 2022 and 2023 to inspire you! BookTokkers and Bookstagrammers may want to use some of these for color-themed posts for Valentine’s Day. While most of us don’t choose books by their covers
I want to apologize, first off, for any subscribers who got a link to tomorrow’s post that led to nothing. 🙁 I am using a new theme for my blog that includes an editing tool I’m still getting used to, and I accidentally hit “publish” when I just wanted to save a layout. I know that must’ve been annoying
I love talking about character backstory ideas! Why are backstories for characters important in fiction and scripts? Because your character’s background helps you understand who they are and how they’re going to behave and make decisions in different circumstances. In some cases, you might know how you want a character to act in a given situation, but you’re not sure