One Night in Paradise – Mad Lib

I had this game tee-ed up for the Moonlight and Margaritas Zoom party, but we ran out of time. So I thought it would be fun to share here. One Night in Paradise Mad Lib Directions: Put a word next to each word-type in the list below. For example, Adjetive: Jolly, or Verb-ing: Dancing. Put […]
So Many Book Ideas…So Little Time

Ideaphoria… An experience where one feels a constant onslaught of new ideas, creating a euphoric state of idea creation. (Source: Your Dictionary) This is me! I have so many ideas. Ideas for books. Ideas for marketing. Ideas for new non-book projects. Ideas, ideas, ideas, ideas… What I struggle with is time and energy management. But for fun, I […]
My Fiction Writing Bullet Journal

I recently started using a bullet journal to track my novel projects, book sales, web stats, and writing tools and information. A couple of weeks ago, I made a video showing the section that included my NaNoWriMo prep. That video has had quite a few views, so I thought I’d share the rest of my […]
Where Story Ideas Come From

One of the most common questions asked of writers is, “Where do you get your story ideas?” Most authors I know answer this question with a shrug and say, “They come from everywhere.” Before I was a publishing writer, I hated that answer. Surely there was a better way to get ideas without waiting for […]
Read, Write, Live with Harte: Second Chance at Love

I love talking about books and writing, so I thought it would be fun to start a little video blog discussion books, writing and life. The theme of this first episode of Read, Write, Live with Harte is “second chance at love,” and in it I share my all time favorite second chance at love […]