Writing a Romance Readers Love, with Danika Bloom
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Danika Bloom
Author Ever After
Mother Teresa’s Advice for Jilted Lovers
Romance Writers of America
Writing a Romance Readers Love, with Danika Bloom [Full Transcript]
Intro:
Well, hey there, Writer. Welcome to the Resilient Writers Radio Show. I'm your host, Rhonda Douglas. And this is the podcast for writers who want to create and sustain a writing life they love. Because let's face it, the writing life has its ups and downs, and we want to not just write, but also to be able to enjoy the process so that we'll spend more time with our butt-in-chair getting those words on the page.
This podcast is for writers who love books and everything that goes into the making of them. For writers who want to learn and grow in their craft and improve their writing skills. Writers who want to finish their books and get them out into the world so their ideal readers can enjoy them. Writers who want to spend more time in that flow state.
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Writing in Community: 6 Ways To Do This Right Now
I’m a big fan of setting up a regular writing ritual -- one so pleasurable you are drawn back to it every week. And most of the time, this is alone time. It is a universal truth that no one can write your book but you.
And yet.
I’m really not a fan of writing completely alone.
Writing in Community
It’s a bit like having a personal trainer or a workout buddy. You might have difficulty showing up for a 6am sweat session all by your lonesome, but if you know someone is there waiting for you, the odds are high you won’t stand them up.
Building a writing community has been critical for me. Over the years, this one thing more than anything else has kept me writing when I might have put the pen down or shut the laptop.
There are different ways of writing in community. The key to knowing which option is the best one for you right now is to get clear on what you are looking for:
- Do you need personalized critique on a piece of writing, to know if it’s...
