As many of you know I write books and I write screenplays. And as a screenplay writer I get to embark on the amazing fun of the Hollywood Couch & Water Tour. What is the Hollywood Couch & Water Tour you ask? Well let me explain. My writing partner and Continue Reading →
Writing is not easy. Not as a business. Not as a creative endeavor. But for me, writing can be filled with joy. For the past year I’ve worked on a contemporary romance. And I love this book. I continue to love the book even though I struggle to write and Continue Reading →
So… A few months ago a good friend of mine (Ally Carter) said, “Maggie, I think you should write a category romance.” “A what?” I replied. “A category romance,” said Ally. “You know from Harlequin.” And although I often read romance because I am all about the love and the Continue Reading →
As I plow through yet another rewrite of my current manuscript…is this 5 or is it 6? I can no longer remember I am both enchanted and disheartened by the process. Enchanted in that I always have something new to learn in every draft. Whether it be about a character, Continue Reading →
Wendy Tokunaga‘s latest book Love In Translation was just released. Wendy agreed to stop by and answer some of my questions about her process and her latest book. What inspired Love in Translation? Many things. LOVE IN TRANSLATION is my cockeyed valentine to Japan, which is a place I’ve both Continue Reading →
Every writer likes a good review and Secrets of The Hollywood Girls Club got one at ChickLit+ Enjoy! xoMaggie
The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate was just released. Here is her fabulous cover. Tell us about your latest release and the inspiration behind it. 28-year-old New Yorker Rebecca Strand is shocked when her dying father confesses a devastating secret: he had affair when Rebecca was a toddler—and a Continue Reading →
Jessica Brody‘s latest book Love Under Cover comes out this week. Here is the cover: Now here is all the praise: “With a complicated, sympathetic protagonist, worthy stakes and a clever twist on the standard chick lit narrative, Brody will pull readers in from the first page.” – Publisher’s Weekly Continue Reading →
This week, Terri DuLong a fellow member in the Women’s Fiction chapter of RWA has a new book coming out; Spinning Forward. Terri stopped by to tell me about her book as well as her writing process. Tell me about your book. A New Englander born and bred, the last Continue Reading →
The amazing Therese Walsh decided that there needed to be a home within Romance Writers of America for authors who write stories that have romantic elements but don’t neatly fit into the category of ‘romance.’ Her vision and determination led to a new online chapter being established; RWA-WF. Here is Continue Reading →