Sometimes you get what you want not because it's right or fair or even smart, but because you just don't know any better. Gayle Lynds fairsmart Change image and share on social
Do you love this story? If you love it, then you've got to write it. Gayle Lynds havelovestory Change image and share on social
For a decade, I was a stay-at-home mom. I sent my husband to his law office, sat on PTA boards and baked cookies - great cookies. All of a sudden, I had no husband, no job, few prospects, and two small children who had grown accustomed to eating. Gayle Lynds accustombakeboard share on social
Look realistically at espionage thrillers again. They're not only alive, readers are excited about them. Gayle Lynds aliveespionageexcite Change image and share on social
You don't want to become guilty of plagiarism by letting someone else's words get inadvertently mixed in with your own. If you do feel the need to paste in a block of research while you're writing, be sure to highlight the copied text in a different color so you can go back and remove or rewrite it entirely later. Gayle Lynds backblockcolor share on social
Writers sometimes ruin a book by adding a lighthearted mood at the wrong moment. Gayle Lynds addbooklightheart Change image and share on social
Our only solace as writers is in the work itself, and perhaps also in a penchant for blissful ignorance that allows us to gamble, to risk, to keep going where others would tote up the odds and stop. Gayle Lynds blissfulgambleignorance Change image and share on social
I've seen unpublished manuscripts where the writer doesn't know they are making fun of the villain - but they are. If you aren't afraid of your villain, how can your hero be afraid? Gayle Lynds afraidfunhave Change image and share on social