Author: Sally Franklin Christie

  • The Heart of Romance

    What Makes a Romance Novel a Romance Novel? What is really at the ‘Heart of Romance?’ Join us as we honor Valentine’s Day. Novels of this type of genre fiction place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an “emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.” … A thriving genre of […]

  • Finding Your Reader

    I plan to carry this topic into at least two chats and to honor February Romance Month we will use romance genres as examples.

  • Writing Courses and How-to Books

    Writing Courses and How-to Books

    Let’s talk about the thousands of courses and books on the market. If we aren’t careful we may learn ourselves onto a blank page. Are Courses and How-to Books helping us or are they a distraction?

  • Writing Articles (nonfiction)

    Writing Articles (nonfiction)

    Writing and selling an article to a magazine is a great place for writers to get a toe into the publishing world or earn some street creds.

  • Writer’s Toolbox

    Writer’s Toolbox

    Writers need a toolbox including the essential tools of grammar and punctuation combined with our voice, our unique story. Novel writing is not something to be entered into lightly.