The Comparison Trap
You'd think after writing romance—after spending years crafting stories about people finding their own path to love—I'd know better than to measure my journey against someone else's. But there I was.
My Jigsaw Puzzle Approach to Writing
You know that slightly panicked feeling when someone tips a thousand jigsaw pieces onto a table and you realise — there's no box? No picture to refer to? Just a pile of pieces, a vague sense of what it might become, and the hope that it'll all make sense eventually?
That's often my writing process.
Writing Romance from Lived Experience
Should a romance writer be lifting scenes from their own love life—or heartbreaks—and dropping them directly onto the page?
Why Romance and the New Year Go Hand in Hand
New Year’s Eve: it’s a time when romance feels just a little bigger, a little brighter, and a little more possible.
Christmas Romance
Ultimately, the heart of every Christmas romance beats to a simple truth: no one wants to be alone at Christmas. These stories remind us that love can find us when we least expect it, that forgiveness and connection are always possible, and that “home” isn’t a place — it’s a person.
Proof or Regret
Why proofreading is now a non-negotiable for my story manuscripts, no matter the number of words.
Just a Romance Writer
Fiction writing can serve a role in providing much-needed respite for everyone, regardless of their profession. It offers a form of escapism, a chance to step away from the demands of reality and into worlds of imagination.
I Love Notebooks
The allure of a beautiful cover and all those crisp, clean, empty white lines of possibility are hard to resist.
My Writing Journey Continues…
Self-publishing is hard. Traditional publishing is hard. Choose your hard.
Fog & Writing Goals
Sometime life and circumstances, like the fog, obscures the writing directions I take..