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Dealing with Rejection: How to fall and hop right back up

June 9, 2021

Dealing with rejections: 5 ways to pick yourself up off of the ice.

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3 Tips to Handle Critiques and Rejections (+ How to Benefit From Them)

June 2, 2021

Learn how to handle critiques and rejections with the elegance and decorum of a three-headed dog. I wish I could tell you that the writing…

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How to Write Romance: #4 Soulmate or Fated Lovers Trope

May 15, 2021

How to Write a Romance: The Soulmate or Fated Lovers Romance Trope. Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s…

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How to Write a Romance: #3 Friends to Lovers Trope

May 12, 2021

Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? The popular friends to lovers trope. Carolyn is a successful ghostwriter…

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How to Write a Romance Series: 47 Most Popular Romance Genres & 29 Romance Tropes

May 5, 2021

Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Romance Genres & Sub-Genres and Romance Tropes. Carolyn is a successful…

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How to Write a Romance Novel Series – #1 Romance Steam Levels

April 28, 2021

Welcome to Vanilla Grass’s romance How to Write a Romance Series! This week’s focus? Understanding Romance Steam Levels. Carolyn is a successful ghostwriter for published…

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Quick Writing Tips (#11 – Don’t Start With Backstory)

April 21, 2021

“Don’t start with backstory! Your readers will lose interest before you’ve even begun,” is arguably the most common feedback I hear for first chapters. And…