by Nancy Herkness | Mar 19, 2013 | Books, Romance, RWA, Uncategorized, writing
Maybe I should explain what a writing challenge IS first. The most famous one I know of is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where participants attempt to write 50,000 words in the month of November. I find this virtually impossible on two counts: 1) November...
by Nancy Herkness | Jan 23, 2013 | Books, Home, Uncategorized, writing
Now you can find out what MY office looks like, at least. Norah Wilson has a fun blog feature called Workspace Wednesday where she asks fellow authors to reveal their true environments. Come find out more about mine at: bit.ly/Xzjwis. There are photos and commentary...
by Nancy Herkness | Dec 2, 2012 | Books, Take Me Home, Uncategorized, writing
I know many folks are reading Take Me Home on their Kindle, but I do have a rather pretty (even if I do say so myself!) bookmark for those who like print as well. As a holiday gift, I will send the first 25 people who request it not one, but two, bookmarks: one...
by Nancy Herkness | Sep 6, 2012 | Adventures, Books, travel, Uncategorized, writing
Why is it great to be a writer? There are so many reasons—no commute, no pantyhose—but one major one is the cool stuff I get to do in the name of research. This time it involved food which is always a good thing, in my opinion. The hero of Book 3 in my Sanctuary...
by Nancy Herkness | Aug 1, 2012 | Adventures, college, travel, Uncategorized, writing
The gardens outside the Monet’s Garden exhibit are just as beautiful as the indoor ones, even though they are not modeled on the artist’s vision. The New York Botanical Garden very cleverly lured visitors out into the heat by scattering large placards...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 13, 2012 | Books, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
One of my blog readers asked me to go back a step from my previous blog, and talk about how to find an agent or editor. I responded in the comments, but thought perhaps I should post it as a separate blog entry so more interested parties might read it. Below is a...