Jill Haymaker Writes

This is our last blog hop of 2025! Share some special memories from the past year. Include photos if you like. 2025 has been a fun year and has gone by so fast! I guess I'm getting old :) In my writing life I was able to publish three books this year, all in my Montana Pines Series. My plan is to publish three or four more in 2026. My personal life was highlighted by fun times spent with family. We traveled to Arizona in June to celebrate my little brother's 70th birthday. I was able to get...

This week we have been asked that since it's December to show a festive scene we wrote. This is the scene on Christmas morning in A Peakview Christmas to Remember, my Christmas romance from 2024. Recently divorced Colette has traveled home to Peakview with a co-worker for a Christmas with strangers where she meets his uncle Jess.

Sunny positioned herself under the tree and handed packages to the kids. They tore into each one, declaring how excited they were for whatever it was before setting...

Today we have been asked the question- Do you think writing romance novels requires a different mindset or approach compared to other genres? No, I don't think it does. In writing any kind of fiction, you first need a good premise and characters, and then need to develop your plot whether you're writing romance, mystery, women's fiction, or any other genre. The only difference I can see is that at the end of a romance you have to have a happily ever after, so the ending may be different than...