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why don't we write love as a choice? | guest post by kellyn roth
If you haven't had the pleasure and privilege of reading a post from Kellyn Roth yet...you poor, unfortunate soul. This girl is always...
Grace A. Johnson
May 610 min read
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my top tips to authentic romance part ii
Well, folks, I'm four months overdue, but I made it. The second half of my top tips to writing authentic romance. If you missed my...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 8, 20248 min read
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my top tips to authentic romance
If you haven’t noticed, I am a major advocate for authentic fiction. It’s what I love to read, and it’s become my value proposition, my...
Grace A. Johnson
Mar 25, 20248 min read
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top ten tips for writers | guest post by bella raine
I've recently connected with the lovely Bella Raine, a Christian teenager writer, and she suggested we do a blog swap! We both wrote...
Grace A. Johnson
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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is consistency really the key?
Back during the summer, I dropped some interesting insight into how my mind works. So my goals for this month are simple (I literally say...
Grace A. Johnson
Nov 13, 20235 min read
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guest post by katja labonté | my top writing tips
Y'all, I am super excited for today's Springtime in Surrey guest...none other than Katja Labonté!! I've so enjoyed following her blog the...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 12, 20239 min read
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first chapters | overcoming the common mistakes
The first chapter is a precarious little booger. If you’ve never struggled with those first few words, that first couple paragraphs, the...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 24, 20238 min read
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enemies-to-lovers: how to do it right
This romance trope everyone calls toxic is actually supposed to be one of the strongest and most beautiful relationships out there. Why?...
Grace A. Johnson
Feb 10, 20238 min read
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3 tricks to writing vivid fight scenes
Admit it, fight scenes are difficult. Even the veteran writers who have watched their favorite movie fight scenes hundreds of times,...
Grace A. Johnson
Feb 3, 20239 min read
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guest post: insight on strong heroines by rina blackstone bennet
I don’t usually do these things, you know. Write articles, I mean. Oh, wait. I’m supposed to introduce myself? I told you blighters I’m...
Grace A. Johnson
Feb 1, 202311 min read
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5 tricks to writing pristine prose in any genre
I don’t know about you, but my prose differs in some way in every single book, genre, and POV type I write. Sometimes, in a lovely...
Grace A. Johnson
Jan 18, 20236 min read
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Romance Q&A Pt. 5: Comedy, Romance Movies, & Unintended Romance
Well...there are a few painful confessions in this bunch of questions! Who knows what hard truths you might learn about yours truly!...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 29, 202215 min read
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Romance Q&A Pt. 4: Love Songs, Heroines, & Christian Content
This just might be my last installment, guys! I'm out of questions now, so unless y'all have more (BRING 'EM ON!), I'll be taking a break...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 22, 202220 min read
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Romance Q&A Pt. 3: Kisses, Chemistry & Why I Write Romance
I don't know about y'all, but I am SO excited for this installment in my Romance Q&A series! Probably because I get to talk about some of...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 12, 202217 min read
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Romance Q&A Pt. 2: Cheesiness, Subplots, & Favorite Tropes
DUDE. Y'all gave me some TOUGH questions, lemme tell ya. I had to do a LOT of thinking on these, and I still don't think my answers are...
Grace A. Johnson
Aug 1, 202222 min read
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Romance Q&A Pt. 1: Married Couples, Subtlety, & the Importance of Romance
WHOA. Y'all, it's only been about a week since I posted my romance Q&A form...and I've already got dozens of questions! I just picked out...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 25, 202218 min read
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Popular Romance Tropes and How to Pull Them Off!
You’ve used tropes in every story you’ve ever dreamed up. That may seem like an exaggeration, but it’s true. Tropes are the fuel behind...
Grace A. Johnson
Oct 27, 202115 min read
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Faith-Filled Romance: A Writer's Guide to Christian Romance
Romance novels have an audience of a whopping 29 million readers, according to The Balance Careers, making it one of the most popular...
Grace A. Johnson
Oct 11, 202111 min read
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Faith by the Era (A Writer's Guide to Christian Historical Fiction)
From February to August, I was an intern with Kingdom Pen, an AMAZING blog + forum for young Christian writers, writing articles every...
Grace A. Johnson
Sep 29, 20217 min read
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The Importance of Differing Perspectives
Or, in more accurate terms, how your novel is like a potluck. *waves* Well, hello there, my lovelies! I'm just here to share with y'all a...
Grace A. Johnson
Jul 13, 202110 min read
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