Blog | Molly Harper

My Daily Writing Routine

My Daily Writing Routine

My daily routine has changed a lot over the years. I used to work full time AND write at night, which was pretty exhausting. Now that our family schedule and needs have changed - the kids are older, my husband's job is calmer - I've settled into something a little more comfortable. 7 a.m Wake up. I am a morning person, whereas most of the people in my family… the kindest way I can put it is, “are not.” So I wake up first, check my emails, check the kids’ school web site to ma

Ah, my old enemy - Rejection.

Ah, my old enemy - Rejection.

Writers get rejected. All of the time. I’m an author with ten years and almost forty books under my belt, and I still get rejected regularly. It’s a sad fact of our craft that no matter how much talent and experience we have, sometimes what we offer is not what people want. The important thing in this painful, crummy scenario is how we respond to rejection – internally and externally. Internally No matter how far we are into our writing or publication journey, the moment we g

My Reference Library: Remember That You Asked for This

My Reference Library: Remember That You Asked for This

I get a questions about my reference library. (OK, so it's more along the lines of "where the heck did you come up with that?") So here's a list of almost every title on my bookshelf. By category and in no particular order, with links: BOOKS I COULD NOT WRITE WITHOUT (Seriously, I use these nearly every time I start a new story.) Screenwriting Tricks for Authors and Screenwriters by Alexandra Sokoloff The Complete Writers Guide to Heroes and Heroines by Tami Cowden, Carolyn L