Writing Romance - Barbara Meyers

Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing

By Barb Meyers May 6, 2023Animal, Barbara Meyers, editor, Independent Publishing, Publishing, revisions, Self-publishing, writers, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing It’s how many books later? Twenty? And as I review the formatted eBook version I ask myself, Is this just stupid? Will readers think…

Motivation vs. Enthusiasm

By Barb Meyers March 9, 2023Animal, Inspiration, Work, writers, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

Motivation vs. Enthusiasm Do you know the difference between motivation and enthusiasm? From my thesaurus: motivation: (n) ambition, inspiration enthusiasm: (n) keen interest, excitement From my dictionary: Motive: some inner…

If You Stay. A Work in Progress

By Barb Meyers August 8, 2021If You Stay, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

“I remember the first time he brought you around. I was half in the bag at the time—hell, maybe more like three quarters of the way in, but I remember. He stood up a little straighter, tried to act like a gentleman, even if he didn’t have any idea what that looked like.”

EVERYTHING YOU WRITE IS DUMB

By Barb Meyers April 24, 2021authors, Romantic Comedy, Uncategorized, writers, Writing, Writing Romance

This!—>>I write stuff sometimes and I think I'll post it and then I don't and then I think it's dumb or somebody said it better already. :)

Writer’s Notes: Where Did That Idea Come From?

By Barb Meyers November 8, 2020Family, Friendship, Romance Novels, Weddings, writers, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

Although it was inspired by friends of mine who have five daughters, one of whom is named Stephanie, and one of whom (the youngest) had a Christmas wedding, I'm not sure why I decided to write a romantic Christmas novella.

Never Doubt God Knows What You Need

By Barb Meyers April 10, 2020editing, fiction, God, Good Books, gratitude, If You Dare, Inspiration, Phantom, Publishing, Red Bud Series, Self-publishing, Uncategorized, writers, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

“I’m so grateful the author decided to publish this “manuscript under the bed”. It is filled with loss, torment, hope, action, and suspense that this reviewer could not put down. Recommend highly!”

More of Joy’s Story featuring Cassie

By Barb Meyers April 23, 2018manuscripts, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Romance2 Comments

She knew the rules. She knew she’d broken a couple of them. She knew she was in trouble. She’d just guaranteed herself even less freedom than she’d had before. God, she was stupid.

Rewriting Training Tommy

By Barb Meyers April 5, 2018Barbara Meyers, First Chapters, revisions, Romance Novels, Romantic Comedy, Writing, Writing Romance2 Comments

Hot guy has breached the neutral zone, shouted her internal alarm system.

IF YOU KNEW – Work in Progress

By Barb Meyers March 24, 2018Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Romance3 Comments

Jack was there. But he wasn’t the vivid Jack of her waking memory. The Jack with the black hair and laughing eyes. Not the larger-than-life Jack who’d swept her off her feet when she’d been a naïve eighteen-year-old, the one she’d married, the one who’d been her whole world.

FIRST CHAPTERS

By gballwvo July 20, 2014First Chapters, Inspiration, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Books, Writing Romance

CLEO'S WEB Chapter One “Edgar Allen Poe. You come here. Ow! Dammit, Poe. Aunt Gertie will have my hide in a sling if something happens to you. Although, personally, I’ve…