Lucy Mitchell – romance author – book blogger
Writing a relationship break up can be just as tricky as creating a romantic union between two characters. In certain scenarios it can play havoc with your writer emotions. You might even find yourself reaching for the tissues, raiding the chocolate cupboard and compiling a sad songs Spotify playlist. Back in the day, before I […]
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Picture this: Your romance story died. The literary world cried out in frustration as you wiped away your tears, blew your nose and decided to shelve your story. There were too many things that were not working with your fictional romance, about two emotionally broken food lovers finding each other on an online dating site for […]
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I am about to start searching for ideas for my next book. Instructions For Falling In Love Again is doing really well and getting some great reviews. Heartbreak Cafe (working title) has just been submitted to the RNA New Writers Scheme so I need something to keep me out of mischief. Coming up with an […]
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I overthink everything. I over analyse past, current and future situations. I obsess about the reactions from others, sometimes even strangers. When people say that I look like I have a lot on my mind, I laugh and say, ‘I have a lot on my mind ALL the time.’ Back in June I published my […]
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This post is based on my learnings from writing my debut romcom; Instructions For Falling In Love Again, everything I gleaned from working with two editors and reading a ton of contemporary romcom books featuring fictional friendships through my book blogging. I am going to be honest here. Until I started working with my editors, […]
Read MoreThis can be a tough one to accept. If you are a creative person there will always be people in your life who will never: Understand why you spend hours, days, months, years working on the same story. Understand why you read so many books a week. Share your creative enthusiasm for your creative projects. Understand […]
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Writing is not easy. If you have ever found yourself forcing out a few words while listening to a crowd of negative voices in your head or staring miserably at 1567 words you wrote yesterday, which now sound like nonsense, you will understand. Social media doesn’t help. There are days when it feels like everyone […]
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If you think being a writer or an author is difficult, please spare a thought to your husband, wife, girlfriend or boyfriend! Now that I have published my debut romance novel, Instructions For Falling In Love Again, this is a subject I now feel strongly about. Our loved ones deserve recognition! It can’t be easy loving a writer. […]
Read MoreI can happily promote a blog post, but the idea of shouting about a book that I have written SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME! Below is me in cat form being told I will need to promote my book. Book promotion feels like a different ball game to me. Now, before I begin this […]
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Before I start my post I want to say that publishing my first book has been a HUGE learning experience for me. There have been positives and negatives. There are things I will do again and there are things I will avoid doing next time. I did concentrate heavily on my book, actually I will […]
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