Posts Tagged: More Than a Guilty Pleasure

OMG, More than a Guilty Pleasure Class, we are done, and you are amazing!

My beautiful More than a Guilty Pleasure writers, you were amazing! A BIG congratulations on your amazing accomplishments and crafting all those happy endings. Now: rest. Celebrate. And gird the loins for Stage 5! This week’s slide deck: Week 8

OMG, More than a Guilty Pleasure Class, we are done, and you are amazing!

My beautiful More than a Guilty Pleasure writers, you were amazing! A BIG congratulations on your amazing accomplishments and crafting all those happy endings. Now: rest. Celebrate. And gird the loins for Stage 5! This week’s slide deck: Week 8

And they lived happily ever after: Day 7 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

So, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE… is it over? You know it’s over when you’ve healed the reader… and delivered an emotionally satisfying ending. Have you done that? Good. Then it’s over. You haven’t… but it’s sort of finished? Good.

And they lived happily ever after: Day 7 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

So, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE… is it over? You know it’s over when you’ve healed the reader… and delivered an emotionally satisfying ending. Have you done that? Good. Then it’s over. You haven’t… but it’s sort of finished? Good.

And they lived happily ever after: Day 6 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

OK, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE! If you have not yet written the sex scene to end all sex scenes, today is the day. Make it HOT. Remember, your Homework for Week 7: And baby, if you stay with me–you’re

And they lived happily ever after: Day 6 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

OK, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE! If you have not yet written the sex scene to end all sex scenes, today is the day. Make it HOT. Remember, your Homework for Week 7: And baby, if you stay with me–you’re

And they lived happily ever after: Day 5 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Squee, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE! Can you feel it? You know what? Today, you can run ahead. If you think you can finish this sucker today… do it. Nothing quite like the high of finishing ahead of deadline. Now,

And they lived happily ever after: Day 5 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Squee, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE! Can you feel it? You know what? Today, you can run ahead. If you think you can finish this sucker today… do it. Nothing quite like the high of finishing ahead of deadline. Now,

And they lived happily ever after: Day 4 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Breathe, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE. You’re about to climax for one last time… No? Feeling a little bit lost all of a sudden? Today’s tough love: GET OVER YOURSELF. This process isn’t about you and your suffering as an

And they lived happily ever after: Day 4 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Breathe, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE. You’re about to climax for one last time… No? Feeling a little bit lost all of a sudden? Today’s tough love: GET OVER YOURSELF. This process isn’t about you and your suffering as an

And they lived happily ever after: Day 3 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Happy Leap Year Day, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE class! Here’s where you probably are right now… Your advice? Roll with it… you’ll seed it in the Stage 5 & 6 of plotting. Or… cut it. Don’t be like Dickens.

And they lived happily ever after: Day 3 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Happy Leap Year Day, MORE THAN A GUILTY PLEASURE class! Here’s where you probably are right now… Your advice? Roll with it… you’ll seed it in the Stage 5 & 6 of plotting. Or… cut it. Don’t be like Dickens.

And they lived happily ever after: Day 2 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Jane! Help! I know what the ending is supposed to be but I don’t know how to get there! I gotcha, babe. In Act 3, you have one job and one job only: So. Guiding principle for every scene. Are

And they lived happily ever after: Day 2 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

Jane! Help! I know what the ending is supposed to be but I don’t know how to get there! I gotcha, babe. In Act 3, you have one job and one job only: So. Guiding principle for every scene. Are

And they lived happily ever after: Day 1 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

I am so proud of you, More than A Guilty Pleasure (I actually typed more than a dirty pleasure, lol) Class! You’re in the homestretch! ALMOST DONE! This is the easy part. Really. You might be feeling really good about

And they lived happily ever after: Day 1 of Act 3, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #happilyeverafter

I am so proud of you, More than A Guilty Pleasure (I actually typed more than a dirty pleasure, lol) Class! You’re in the homestretch! ALMOST DONE! This is the easy part. Really. You might be feeling really good about

Day 14 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

I have the shivers, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Have you shattered her yet? She wants to be shattered. She needs to be broken open, in order to heal. Remember?   Don’t worry. Tomorrow, we start to rebuild. But

Day 14 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

I have the shivers, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Have you shattered her yet? She wants to be shattered. She needs to be broken open, in order to heal. Remember?   Don’t worry. Tomorrow, we start to rebuild. But

Day 13 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

Are you there yet, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? “No, Jane! It’s not working!” Chill. Remember: So… Stop being so safe. So nice. Break something. Better yet… someone. Best of all? Your heroine. Smash her. This week’s Slide Deck:

Day 13 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

Are you there yet, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? “No, Jane! It’s not working!” Chill. Remember: So… Stop being so safe. So nice. Break something. Better yet… someone. Best of all? Your heroine. Smash her. This week’s Slide Deck:

Day 12 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

So close, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class! Today, a reminder… This is what you’re doing with your plot, your love story. Your Dark Moment. You’re shattering our heroine (reader)… so that you can rebuild her, heal her. You’re doing

Day 12 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #darkmoment

So close, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class! Today, a reminder… This is what you’re doing with your plot, your love story. Your Dark Moment. You’re shattering our heroine (reader)… so that you can rebuild her, heal her. You’re doing

Day 11 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #letshavesomefun

You’re doing great, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. So, today… have some fun… Indulge that urge for description… But don’t do this: Break something… This week’s Slide Deck: SLIDE DECK from Week 6 – Act 2, Part 2: crafting

Day 11 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #letshavesomefun

You’re doing great, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. So, today… have some fun… Indulge that urge for description… But don’t do this: Break something… This week’s Slide Deck: SLIDE DECK from Week 6 – Act 2, Part 2: crafting

Day 10 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #runlikethedevil

How are you doing, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? Keep up the momentum. Remember what Steven Pressfield said:   All right. Run. Break something… This week’s Slide Deck: SLIDE DECK from Week 6 – Act 2, Part 2: crafting

Day 10 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #runlikethedevil

How are you doing, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? Keep up the momentum. Remember what Steven Pressfield said:   All right. Run. Break something… This week’s Slide Deck: SLIDE DECK from Week 6 – Act 2, Part 2: crafting

Day 9 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #thisisthehardpart

Good morning, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class… this is the hard week. Of course it’s hard. Because even if you’re writing a rom-com… you’re building to destroy. You can totally skip ahead, by the way, write the DARK MOMENT

Day 9 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #thisisthehardpart

Good morning, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class… this is the hard week. Of course it’s hard. Because even if you’re writing a rom-com… you’re building to destroy. You can totally skip ahead, by the way, write the DARK MOMENT

Day 8 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #thisisthehardpart

So, as we discussed yesterday, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class… this is the hard week. Construction. Relentlessly building towards the Dark Moment… This is hard. It’s supposed to be hard. This quarter of the draft is a SLOG. Do.

Day 8 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #thisisthehardpart

So, as we discussed yesterday, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class… this is the hard week. Construction. Relentlessly building towards the Dark Moment… This is hard. It’s supposed to be hard. This quarter of the draft is a SLOG. Do.

Day 7 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #halfwaypoint

Congratulations, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. This is it! You’ve hit the middle! You fucking rock, babes, and you are so gonna finish this book! Let’s make things easy today. You know that detour you’ve been resisting? Do it.

Day 7 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #halfwaypoint

Congratulations, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. This is it! You’ve hit the middle! You fucking rock, babes, and you are so gonna finish this book! Let’s make things easy today. You know that detour you’ve been resisting? Do it.

Day 6 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #abs

Guess what, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? You’re almost at the middle. So today… here you go: You’re welcome. Also, if you’re stuck today… write a sex scene. I think it’s about time to get Jethro and Maybelline naked

Day 6 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure #abs

Guess what, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class? You’re almost at the middle. So today… here you go: You’re welcome. Also, if you’re stuck today… write a sex scene. I think it’s about time to get Jethro and Maybelline naked

Day 5 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Mondays have a bad rap, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Don’t pay any attention to it. You’re building a habit, and you’re just gonna keep on writing. So today, just a reminder: And it’s discipline and habit that see

Day 5 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Mondays have a bad rap, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Don’t pay any attention to it. You’re building a habit, and you’re just gonna keep on writing. So today, just a reminder: And it’s discipline and habit that see

Day 4 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Hello, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Whatcha doing on Day 4 of Act 2? I know you’re not stuck, cause you know better than that. But if you are just a tiny bit stuck… now’s the time to switch

Day 4 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Hello, More Than A Guilty Pleasure class. Whatcha doing on Day 4 of Act 2? I know you’re not stuck, cause you know better than that. But if you are just a tiny bit stuck… now’s the time to switch

Day 3 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Time flies when you’re sticking to your writing scheule, More Than A Guilty Pleasure, class. Here comes Day e of Act 2. Feeling a little stuck today? Today, you can do a little bit of backstory. No! Stop! Too much!

Day 3 of Act 2, #amwritingromance #morethanaguiltypleasure

Time flies when you’re sticking to your writing scheule, More Than A Guilty Pleasure, class. Here comes Day e of Act 2. Feeling a little stuck today? Today, you can do a little bit of backstory. No! Stop! Too much!