Author: Andrea Green Burton
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Saturday Six #14: What If?
I am attending my first-ever writing workshop this weekend. And while I am learning a TON of valuable information, lurking in the back of my mind are the questions: “Why on earth is this my first one? Why haven’t I been doing these for 20 years?” We can’t change the past. But we all have…
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On Writing a Villain (for the first time)
I might not be done drafting my current novel, but that doesn’t mean I’m not mulling over the next one in the back of my mind. I’m really excited because it will take place during my absolute favorite time period: the 1700s. I’m going to have a heyday researching the Revolutionary War and colonial customs…
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Saturday Six #13: Never Say Never
Never is a strong word. In fact, just this week, I was asked if that was really the word I intended to use, and I had to take a moment to think. The context: I said that when I write, the written words never come out as lovely as they sound in my head. I’ll…
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The Meet-Cute
Have you heard the term “meet-cute”? If you’re not into reading contemporary romance novels, you probably haven’t. I don’t mean the trade paperback romances, but a larger genre that has developed, consisting of full-length novels about heroes and heroines who often have dark or tragic pasts but find one another and a lasting, fulfilling relationship. …
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Saturday Six #12: Snow
Maybe it’s because I’m a Michigan girl at heart, but I have a lot of love for snow. Here’s why.
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Margins of Error
WARNING: Hopeless Optimism Ahead. During a conversation with my husband last night, he introduced me to the idea of “planning for margins.” He’s reading a book about time management and being busy, and he said it forced him to examine how he prepares to leave the house. He calculates the latest possible minute he can…
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Saturday Six #11: One Obsession to Rule Them All
Isn’t it great when you’re talking with a longtime friend and you suddenly find something new that you have in common? This happened to me a few weeks ago when a friend and I discovered our mutual love for The Lord of the Rings. Many a Facebook chats were then filled with movie lines, book-movie…
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The Roller Coaster That Is Writing
So yesterday I tweeted: Me, two weeks ago: *whines* I can’t even go on Twitter because seeing authors being successful makes me so sad and discouraged, and it’s never going to happen for meeeeeee….. Me, today: I AM DOING THIS AND NOTHING WILL STOP ME. That right there is writing in a nutshell. Everything ebbs…
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Saturday Six #10: Best Books of 2020
I wasn’t sure what last year would mean for me in terms of reading. For the previous seven years, I’d worked at least part of the year at a library, and I’d run one, then two, book groups, so I had the very good fortune to read on work time. For those years, I typically…
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What Happens at Book Group…
When I worked for a county library system in Ohio, one of my responsibilities was to create and facilitate a new adult book group at the central location. There had been a group running for years on Monday evenings, and our director wanted to add a second option during the day. I tried a few…
Andrea Green · Romance Author 