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Share a Snippet Day, Round Two!!!

We’re a bit past the halfway point of the 2016 Winter Writing Festival, and I’m eager to see a little more of the WORDS everybody’s been writing since we started.

Our first round of Sharing Snippets was really fun….so let’s all be brave again today and SHARE SHARE SHARE. In one of the comment boxes below, post a paragraph (or a few) that you’ve written sometime within the last few weeks. Jump right in!!

2016 Ruby Winter Writing Festival Check-In Monday #4

Oh my goodness, is it week 4 already? I hope you’re all writing like crazy and still enjoying the sprint room!

So . . . how are you doing? On track? Needing a bit of motivation to get you over the sagging middle of the festival? (Because no way does the middle of your book sag, right? ) I know I could use some motivation! Life simply has a way of getting IN the way, doesn’t it? If that’s the case with you, too, don’t get discouraged. Simply adjust and move on. Forward is always better than ba...

Fangirl Friday

It’s Friday, and we have some amazing weekend reads for you! Our own Liz Talley has a new release featuring a sexy cowboy. And Ruby Jacie Floyd’s first two Billionaire Brotherhood books–both Golden Heart finalists under different titles–are available with special offers this week at Amazon. Read on for all the details!

COWBOY CRUSH

by Liz Talley

New Release!

Cowboy for hire

Pro bull rider Cal Lincoln is back home in Coyote Creek, Texas, recovering from an injury and bored out of his mind....

Writing Difference with Roxane Gay

Last week, I took a day off from security guards, sex demons and assassins (the WIP) and joined a group of undergraduate English majors, MFA students, and other writers on the University of Minnesota Mankato campus, where we had the pleasure of listening to the amazing Roxane Gay talk about writing difference.

Though Gay is both a fiction and non-fiction writer, my exposure to her work has primarily been through her eloquent, insightful essays (and her hilarious Twitter feed, @rgay), where sh...

2016 Ruby Winter Writing Festival Check-In Monday #3

Wow! We’re almost half way there. Or to put it another way, it’s February, ready or not.

Have you been working hard to make those goals you set three weeks ago? Those goals that didn’t seem so daunting then may look like Mt. Everest now. Or if you’re lucky, those lofty goals look easy now. Here’s where I tell you a secret. If your goals aren’t working out for you, change them to something that fits your writing style and lifestyle better. This isn’t one size fits all, like the cute cloche hat...

Fangirl Friday – January 29th Edition

Happy Fangirl Friday! I hope you’re still WILDLY productive in the writing sprints and stacking up lots of words (or edited pages). When you need a break and are ready for some reading time, we’re here for you and so are some of our Rubies with new releases this week. (As always, feel free to share your own book news in the comments but please be courteous and do not repeatedly re-post the same material. Thank you!) And now… to the BOOKS!

New Releases:

Lights. Camera. Marriage! by Elizabeth B...

Fun with Revisions

The Winter Writing Festival is underway and if you’re writing a first draft, I hope the new words are piling up higher every day! Me? I’m working on revisions. My New Year’s resolution for this year was that I was finally going to revise my old Golden Heart-winning manuscript and turn it into something that might have half a prayer of selling. I’d already mentally mapped out the changes I wanted to make and I thought, hey, a couple weeks of hard work and this baby will be good to go.

Oh, my f...

It’s Never Too Late to Learn Something New

I’ve been writing novels for a long time now. I can say that I’ve learned how to write a novel and I’ve learned how to meet a deadline.

But I get stuck. I lose my way even though I have an outline. I have to rewrite. I struggle sometimes with imagery and just plain bad writing. And I sometimes lose confidence. I have accepted that these things are just part of the job.

I’ve also discovered over the years that when I’m feeling doubtful about my writing it helps to go read a book on writing cra...

2016 Ruby Winter Writing Festival Check-In Monday #2

Woo-Hoo! We’ve been writing up a storm for the past 14 days with the Winter Writing Festival, and now it’s time to report in.

Success? Failure? They’re all relative, since one week’s failure may lead to the next week’s success. We hope you’ve been going from success to success, but even if you haven’t, let us know how you’re doing. Cheer with us, commiserate with us, or let us cheer you up. We want to hear how you’ve done this past week.

If you’re on target, be sure to let us know by writing...

Fangirl Friday – January 22nd Edition

Hello and welcome to another week of Fangirl Friday, when we gush about new books, discounted books, and free releases! I hope the festival is treating you well – if you’re looking for a good read to reward yourself, we’re here for you. (As always,feel free to share your own book thoughts/news in the comments, but we ask that you do not repeatedly re-post the same books/deals. Thank you!) And now, to the books!

The Rubies don’t have any new releases this week, so straight on to the deals!

Dis...