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Grace A. Johnson
Jul 8, 20248 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
May 29, 20249 min read
writing is communion | podcast transcript
This is a script of my latest Spirit & Script podcast episode, for those who don't listen to podcasts! Please note that I throw in extra...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 25, 20248 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Mar 18, 202411 min read
the world i wish to create | guest post by katja labonté
Boy, do I have a treat for y'all today. After I posted something on Instagram that became somewhat of a hot take (but also resonated with...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 14, 20248 min read
what is romance & why is it important?
I know, I know. That’s a majorly loaded question and one that could be interpreted a thousand different ways and thereby answered in a...
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Grace A. Johnson
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Nov 20, 20234 min read
equip your writing through prayer
Many moons ago (I love saying that), when I still posted on my Christian writers blog Book Nations (which is still up for people who want...
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Grace A. Johnson
Nov 13, 20235 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Nov 6, 20235 min read
approved writers are not ashamed
How many of y’all ever went to AWANA? *watches hands go up across the room* I don’t know about y’all, but when I found out what AWANA...
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Grace A. Johnson
Apr 24, 20238 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 16, 20233 min read
enemies-to-lovers: the beauty of the trope
In honor of Valentine's Day, R.M. Archer, Kellyn Roth, and I have joined up to bring you three fantastic posts about some the top romance...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 10, 20238 min read
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?...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 3, 20239 min read
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,...
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Grace A. Johnson
Feb 1, 202311 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 18, 20236 min read
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...
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Grace A. Johnson
Jan 13, 20238 min read
marketing q&a pt. 4: marketing for unpublished writers
Many moons ago, I shared a series of marketing Q&A posts, and I promised a final one, which never arrived... Until today. I'm not sure if...
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Grace A. Johnson
Oct 21, 202213 min read
Marketing Q&A Pt. 3: Author Brand
*stares at the above graphic* OMGOSH THE FALL VIBESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! *sighs* How's it going, my lovelies? I know it's been a while since my...
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Grace A. Johnson
Sep 28, 202212 min read
Marketing Q&A Pt. 2: Sales Promotion
Y'ALL. I am so ashamed of myself. I meant to have this post done and out, like, at least two weeks ago, but here I finally am now. Maybe...
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Grace A. Johnson
Sep 7, 202213 min read
Marketing Q&A Pt. 1: Social Media Marketing
Y'all, oh y'all, oh y'all! I am SO excited for this new Q&A series! Marketing is actually super fun and interesting to me (*coughs* it's...
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Grace A. Johnson
Aug 29, 202215 min read
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!...
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