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April 8, 2010
Nearly finished!
I'm pleased to report that after months of hair pulling, teeth gnashing, head thumping frustration, I'm nearly finished my current WIP tentatively entitled Paranormal Investigations. Now, to be fair, this story was finished. Or nearly so. Needed one last read through.
As I read through it, I realized several important things:
The beginning didn't work with the rest of the story. Tried to be funny, didn't work, changed mid-story, needed to fix the beginning.There were big sections in the middle...
As I read through it, I realized several important things:
The beginning didn't work with the rest of the story. Tried to be funny, didn't work, changed mid-story, needed to fix the beginning.There were big sections in the middle...
April 7, 2010
Wednesday Reviews
Just a reminder: over on Unusual Historicals the month of April we're talking about News and Media. My post on April 5 was on
William Randolph Hearst
. Check it out!
Last week I talked about Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife . This week, it's the sequel, Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley .
(I got this copy from the library.)
It took me weeks to get through this book. I'm not a slow reader, and while I admit to other distractions (writing, allergies, work, Percy Jackson, my continuing Colin Firt...
Last week I talked about Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife . This week, it's the sequel, Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley .
(I got this copy from the library.)It took me weeks to get through this book. I'm not a slow reader, and while I admit to other distractions (writing, allergies, work, Percy Jackson, my continuing Colin Firt...
April 6, 2010
Contest
Prize:
Signed copy of Murder & Magick
Small bottle of perfume
Fashion bracelet
Vice Versa evening handbag
Questions:
1. What television show do I claim addiction to?
2. Who is Lucien seeking?
3. How long have the American and European druids been out of contact?
How to Enter:
Fill out this form at Coffee Time Romance.
You can enter throughout the entire month of April. Need help? Check out my site !
Signed copy of Murder & Magick
Small bottle of perfume
Fashion bracelet
Vice Versa evening handbag
Questions:
1. What television show do I claim addiction to?
2. Who is Lucien seeking?
3. How long have the American and European druids been out of contact?
How to Enter:
Fill out this form at Coffee Time Romance.
You can enter throughout the entire month of April. Need help? Check out my site !
April 1, 2010
Thursday Progress
So what have I been doing the entire month of March that I couldn't update my blog? Working. A lot. However, on a writing front, I've been making tediously slow progress on my ghostly project.
The good news is that I'm only 10 chapters from the end! That might qualify as bad news, too, depending on how one looks at it, but I choose to be positive. GOOD NEWS!
Of course I have the read through of all read throughs to get through next, but I figure with the extra day off this week (thank you, Good...
The good news is that I'm only 10 chapters from the end! That might qualify as bad news, too, depending on how one looks at it, but I choose to be positive. GOOD NEWS!
Of course I have the read through of all read throughs to get through next, but I figure with the extra day off this week (thank you, Good...
March 31, 2010
Wednesday Reviews: Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
Once upon a time I read this and loved it. I remember giving it 4 stars. I remember devouring it
in a couple days. Due to my Colin Firth kick (don't start on me!) I am now going through Pride and Prejudice variations (as anyone who follows me on Twitter knows). So I took Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife off the shelf and read it again.
What on earth was I thinking? 4 stars? Maybe 2.5 stars. Sure, it was done in the P&P style, very little dialog with long loooonnnnggggg paragraphs of exposition on...
in a couple days. Due to my Colin Firth kick (don't start on me!) I am now going through Pride and Prejudice variations (as anyone who follows me on Twitter knows). So I took Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife off the shelf and read it again.What on earth was I thinking? 4 stars? Maybe 2.5 stars. Sure, it was done in the P&P style, very little dialog with long loooonnnnggggg paragraphs of exposition on...
March 30, 2010
Tuesday Comings & Goings
My current WIP is finally, finally going well! OK, not great, not smoothly, but any forward motion and all that. And trust me when I say any forward motion. I'm pleased with what I have, even though it's sucking up all my time just to reconcile two very different halves and continue on.
Hence my hiding away and lurking on all my blogs (which I miss reading!) and just about everywhere else. Feeling very disconnected these days.
I've worked on another story, I've let this one sit, I've even threa...
Hence my hiding away and lurking on all my blogs (which I miss reading!) and just about everywhere else. Feeling very disconnected these days.
I've worked on another story, I've let this one sit, I've even threa...
March 29, 2010
Monday Musings Building the Romantic Connection: Inter-character Play
In a romance story, it's often assumed by the reader that the two main protagonists are going to be involved in...well...a romance. Duh! In some of the stories I've come across lately, I've noticed a lack of romantic interplay. Therefore, I'm in the mood to opine!
In the case of a romantic suspense story we often have characters on the run or heavily involved in a dangerous mystery that could lead to the destruction of all humanity! This doesn't mean they won't take half a second to notice eac...
In the case of a romantic suspense story we often have characters on the run or heavily involved in a dangerous mystery that could lead to the destruction of all humanity! This doesn't mean they won't take half a second to notice eac...
March 25, 2010
4 star review from Romantic Times
Just learned that the Civil War anthology
Northern Roses and Southern Belles
received 4 stars from Romantic Times! Specifically about my story
In The Shadows
the reviewer said:
Noble and brave men, relentlessly loyal women, scalawags and blockade runners all combine to highlight one of the most difficult times in our country's history. All the stories are good, but Ross and Roman deliver scalawags that will make readers swoon. Civil War buffs will love the well-written, well-researched...
Noble and brave men, relentlessly loyal women, scalawags and blockade runners all combine to highlight one of the most difficult times in our country's history. All the stories are good, but Ross and Roman deliver scalawags that will make readers swoon. Civil War buffs will love the well-written, well-researched...
March 16, 2010
Eye Sex
The sly glance. The unmistakable come-hither look. The blatently erotic, deliciously hungry gaze. It's something we've all seen-or done-eye sex.
On the written page, it sometimes takes us writers a bit of time to describe that particular gaze. Though when we write that line, and use the just-right turn of phrase, our words evoke our readers' imaginations. Just the visual we wanted to. It's become stronger because of our favorite actors and actresses.
When we describe a specific look, often the ...
On the written page, it sometimes takes us writers a bit of time to describe that particular gaze. Though when we write that line, and use the just-right turn of phrase, our words evoke our readers' imaginations. Just the visual we wanted to. It's become stronger because of our favorite actors and actresses.
When we describe a specific look, often the ...
March 10, 2010
Blogging
I'm over at
Un:Bound
talking about hooks and keeping readers' attention. I'm sure there are plenty of ideas out there, come share yours!
And I'm still over at A Writer's Mind with a chance to win a download of my Druids novel Temptations and Treachery and a $5 gift certificate to The Wild Rose Press!
And next week, a return to reviews. Honest!
And I'm still over at A Writer's Mind with a chance to win a download of my Druids novel Temptations and Treachery and a $5 gift certificate to The Wild Rose Press!
And next week, a return to reviews. Honest!
