Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro shares her thoughts on the writing life as well as tips for writers.
Now that I have your attention! Here’s your chance to get this action-packed South Beach Security series filled with romance, suspense, and family ties. You’ll love meeting the Gonzalez family — Trey, Ricky, and Mia — and enjoy discovering how they each meet their soul mates while avoiding deadly risks. Don’t miss out on this series and mark your calendars for the K-9 Division spin-off in Summer 2024! To learn more about this series, please visit https://amzn.to/3IUYGeG.
One of the hard parts of being a published author is all the work you have to do for promotion. It takes time to think about what to write and what images to share. I have to say that Canva has helped a lot with the images part of it since it makes it easier to design the images. But then there’s also thinking about what conferences to attend and what to do at those conferences, like being on panels or hosting parties. You also have to think about what to bring to a conference to give out to readers! This year I’ve made some new koozies and bookmarks. What do you think? Would you like to get one of these? If you’ll be in the NJ area in April, you can catch me at the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference Book Fair on April 1 and the Day of Wine, Romance, and More on April 29 and 30! Check out the events page for complete details on these events!
Ernest Hemingway said that “The hardest part of writing a novel is finishing it.” I know many many writers who have started and somehow can’t get to “The End.” For me, the hardest part of writing a novel is actually getting going once I finish the first few chapters. For some reason I find myself agonizing over where to go even with all the information I know about how to plot, do dialogue, etc. It’s almost like fear of failing, I think. But eventually, I knuckle down and finish thankfully.
Every writer has a writing process and I often tell aspiring authors that there is no right or wrong to that process since it’s unique to each writer. I have an office where I usually write unless it’s a nice summer day where you’ll find my writing on my little balcony. Whether on my balcony or in my office, I don’t sit at a desk to write. I spent too much time at a desk when I had my full-time job so I sit on my futon with a lap desk to write. I also watch TV while I write. Weird, I know. Some people need quiet, but since I got used to writing on the train while I commuted to and from NYC, I got used to not having quiet while I work. Today I’m sharing my office with you so you can get a clue as to who I am as a writer and also as a person.
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I was always an avid reader as a kid. My grandmother would walk us to either the library or bookmobile for us to get some books to read. Reading has been one of the joys in my life since it transported me to other worlds. On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d give it a 10. My one complaint is that with all the writing I’m doing, I don’t get to read as much as I would like. How about you? On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you love reading? (Loaded question, right?” #writewed #amreadingromance #lovereading
I’m a firm believer that you have to stay positive and stay the course if you want to accomplish something. That’s especially true of today’s publishing industry. Whether your indie, small press, or traditional, authors face more challenges than ever, IMHO. But no matter what, you won’t succeed if you give up. My mother always told me that nothing worthwhile is easy and it’s an adage that I keep in my brain constantly. So even though things may seem tough, stay positive and keep working at it!
I just delivered Escape the Everglades last week and am now working on the proposal for #3 in the South Beach Security K-9 Division spinoff, tentatively titled Killer in the Kennel. I had an initial idea for the book when I sold the series, but after some brainstorming with a good friend, I’m tweaking the plot a little. Because of that, I’m busy doing some research and later today I’ll start doing a very loose chapter outline for at least the first ten chapters of the book. I have to confess that I only do that many because a lot of times the story is writing itself by then. Interesting fact: I do that loose chapter outlining by hand in pencil in a journal. Don’t know why but there is something about the pencil on paper that helps me focus. I am hoping the SBS K-9 Division spinoff will be available in late 2023. For now, you can check out the first three books in the series at https://amzn.to/36KrDcR.
