Category: Inside Carla Ashburn’s Notebook

Inside Carla Ashburn’s Notebook gives a sneak peek into her work with great tips and tricks to writing romance.

April 2, 2017 Carla Ashburn

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  How I missed the biggest floodwaters ever recorded in Mullumbimby.   I woke to the statics noise of the TV. A glance at my phone confirmed that it was still early in the evening, just after nine o’clock. The regular melody of the raindrops tapping against the skylight gave me the feeling that there…

April 1, 2017 Carla Ashburn

Do you face the challenging task to write your first chapter of your exciting new romance novel? Well it’s like speed dating. Yes, you introduce yourself with “my name is…” or “I am a …” But you never jump at the person and dump your entire life story with all the nice and not so nice…

June 26, 2016 Carla Ashburn

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    Why the butterfly?   Have you ever noticed the fleeting beauty of a butterfly as it floats by? … Many people report seeing butterflies shortly after a loved one’s death. Recently, I saw a movie in which a person died, and a butterfly ascended from the mortal shell. It touched me deeply.  …