by Gina Ardito | May 23, 2015 | Harlequin, vacation, Writer's block
I’m stuck. Hopelessly, impossibly, irretrievably stuck. I’m working on a story and I’ve ripped it apart, pieced it back together, hated it, ripped it apart, pieced it back together, hated it, ripped it apart…You get the idea.So I’m taking...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 1, 2014 | Deadlines, Harlequin, NaBloWriMo, NaNoWriMo, Writing
It’s November 1. If you’re a writer, this day kicks off NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. The idea is fairly simple: Write a 50,000 word first draft of a complete novel in one month (30 days).The undertaking, however, is harder than it seems....
by Gina Ardito | May 16, 2012 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Blogs, Contract, Harlequin, Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Professionals Acting Like Asshats, publishing secrets, Writing and authors
If the news around the interwebs teaches us nothing else, it’s that, as my husband always reminds me: (a) People suck, (b) You can’t trust anyone but yourself to have your best interests in mind.After last week’s post by Ann Voss Peterson on JA...