Not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. Well, unless I count myself. 🙂 It is 5am a few days until Christmas. I'm sitting on my couch in my soft robe with a cup of hot chocolate---laced with a peppermint stick, of course---in my hand and my computer in my lap. It's a blissful morning [...]
Author: Angela Christina Archer
Welcome to my little corner of the internet! So who am I? Well, it’s quite simple actually. I’m a history-lovin’ author who writes in her fuzzy pants and loves her cats and her horses. My stories have a pinch of sweetness, a dash of spice, and a dollop of history.
Your Book is not Their Baby #writing #amwriting #romance #paranormal #fantasy #author
A few months ago I read something that struck me like a lightning bolt. Duh. Why didn't I think of it like that before? I mean, it's totally obvious, but still, the thought had never crossed my mind (for the full post, click on the link). So what was this something? "As a writer, your [...]
Lack of support? Just let it go . . . #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy #paranormal
Recently, I got into a discussion with a writer friend about if writing novels was worth the effort. Surely, it is when you consider you're doing something your passionate about. A lot of writers say if they couldn't write, they'd lose their outlet. It's a wall that we can throw out in front of us, [...]
Glitz, Glamour, and . . . Fuzzy Pants? #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy #paranormal
I've often seen a Facebook meme about the life of an author. What I think I do, what my mom thinks I do, what society thinks I do, what I want to do, and what I really do. While it's a pretty comical little picture, I don't think people realize how much of it is [...]
When your Passion becomes your Vice #writing #amwriting #mom #mommy #author
It all started out innocently enough. Of course, don't all things start out that way? We never mean to do the harm we eventually end up doing, right? We never actively pursue the quest to hurt a friend or family member. Sometimes we see it coming, but that's after we've started. And yet, sometimes we [...]
A Writer’s Life as told by Ross Gellar #writing #amwriting #romance #fantasy #paranormal
Several months ago I did a post on A Writer's Life as told by Joey Tribbiani. While I don't really want to repeat the same post, my multiple requests I've been asked to do another. And this time I've decided to take on Ross Gellar. Ross was a bit harder than Joey, but I still [...]
To fake it, or not to fake it . . . #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy #paranormal
I have been blessed with fantastic writer friends. Yes, I am one of the lucky ones that can say that. In the past several months, in an effort to make more time for reading, I've been challenging myself to a book a month---a challenge that I've been able to keep. Yay! So far my reading [...]
Wild Horses: Not the Right Kind of Animal? #animalrights #animallivesmatter #wildhorses #horses #horse
One thing you should know about me and this website is that I rarely rant here. Of course, I have opinions on the numerous issues plaguing our country, but with that said, I've just never felt the need to verbalize them. At least not here. Sometimes, though, I've just got to let it out because if I don't . [...]
An author is an author is an author #writing #amwriting #author #romance #fantasy
Several weeks ago I saw another author post a question on Facebook about what makes an author. Is it one book published, five books published, or maybe ten books? How many books would she have to publish in order to call herself an author? She proceeded to go into some detail about a conversation she [...]
How dare you be Historical!?!? #writing #amwriting #historicalfiction #historicalromance #author
In the last few weeks, I've stumbled across Outlander. Yes I know I'm far behind, and we are now on season two, but with season one on DVD, I was able to catch up on the first season before the second even started. Of course, while I've been addicted to this TV show airing on Starz every week, [...]
3 Tips on Getting Through Writer Whiplash
If you're a writer, you've been there. Or at least, you should have at least once. If you haven't then I bow down to your awesomeness. So where is "there"? Writer Whiplash That back and forth feeling of utter ecstasy in your writing to the moments where you want to delete your computer files and [...]
Finding a Better Balance #writing #amwriting #author #mom #mommy #writerslife #writerproblems
With warmer weather and a break from homeschool, it's now time to start spending more time outside in the sunshine instead of cooped up all day in the house. Between building garden boxes to cleaning out the barn to getting back into horseback riding for myself and the kids, I'm finding that I'm going to [...]
Why you gotta be so mean? #writing #amwriting #writerslife #writerproblems
Just like every other author out there, I've always known the drill when it comes to dealing with bad reviews: just don't read them and ignore them completely. Still, though, even with all that wonderful advice, sometimes we cave. We read them. And they hurt. They hurt a lot. Certainly, every bad review can sting, but [...]
Stall Tactics #writing #amwriting #author #romance #writerproblems #writertips
So, I have to say that I'm actually doing pretty good on my resolution of writing 500-1,000 words a day. Some are more, while others are less. Some are easy, while others are hard. The only real problem I'm having are those pesky days where I just don't have it in me. The days where [...]
“A sizzling, beautifully written historical romance!”
How far would you go to save your family? Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed, and the day Evelyn Ford will never forget. Her brother is in jail and owes a mob boss fifty grand. To save his life, Evelyn must seek employment anywhere she can get it---even if that [...]
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