January 27th, 2013

27/01/2013

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Been very slack with blogging over the Christmas holiday break, what with a dear littler granddaughter born 9 weeks premature and still in intensive care. Our little darling weight in at 1198g  on the 27th December 2012 and I just adore her already. Hope you are all rested and ready for a successful year!

But I'm not hear just to talk about little babies and how much I enjoy a secret baby story. But would it be so easy to shut out the father of your child? What do you think?
I've also come across some great blog posts I'd like to share with you. Both worth a read with inspiration for all writers.
Tips for Eliminating Wordiness by Serena Tatti on MRWG'S blog
and
Blood-Red Pencil: 10 Writing Resolutions for 2013 bloodredpencil.blogspot.com.au
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Holidaying and a little of character flaws

19/09/2012

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I’m holidaying in the far south coast of New South Wales and this is the view from our deck. As always this time of year the weather is perfect, the spring blooms flowering with their rich scents filling the air, the gum trees glistening and fresh from the night’s rains.

While writing my blog it hit me that as a writer of category romance I’ve always believed emotion on every page was the rule for the short read and to keep the reader on the end of her seat but I now realise, it’s much more than that.

It’s about caring and feelings, because we need our readers to first and foremost care about our characters and want to see them succeed or learn enough about themselves that they can find the elusive happiness and contentment we all yearn for. Your characters have to be loveable and even if dislikeable to begin they need to have enough good qualities for us to want to know them better to travel their journey to the ultimate happily ever after.

This doesn't mean they have to be perfect but their imperfections have to be believable, acceptable even. We’ve all read books with heroines who take action that frustrate us because it's so stupid and you want to shake them. In these days of instant everything, readers want a fast moving story, not a story bogged down in details or lovely prose that don’t move the story along.

Enough from me I’m about to breakfast in the sunshine and feed a friendly Kookaburra who visit us, remaining within touching distance.

Do you have a special place to write, somewhere inspirational? I'd love to hear about it.
Now back to my writing.

May the words flow and the internal critic be kind.

Bye for now,
Margaret

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Meeting Jane Porter at RWAus 2011 Conference in Melbourne was a highlight for me!!

23/08/2011

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Thanks to my dear friend Ange we got the opportunity to talk to Jane Porter and what a lovely lady she is. Romance Authors seem to be wonderfully generous with their time and information!! 
And what an inspirational speech she made. Wonderful job organizers of RWA'S 2011 conference, ideas and inspiration flowed freely!!
Here I am with Jane Porter, Raewyn and Ange.
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