Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

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Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line,...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than...

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

I think that men know how to romance a woman and most do it well,...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most...

The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding...

The first thing I did when I sold my book was buy a new wedding...

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

I read over a hundred books a year and have done so since I was...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

Romance is thinking about your significant other, when you are supposed to be thinking about...

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and...