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For Writers

Week 3 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :)This week we're discussing the Sense of Touch. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday.NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...

More on Epilogues

Have you ever re-written the ending of a movie or a book in your head? You know, when they original writer just got it *wrong*? LOL Okay, so that sounds bad, but we all know that there are times that the ending of books or movies just infuriate us, or depress us, or just plain annoy us.

For some of us, that calls for rewriting. It's something I taught my kids to do when they were young. I had a few of my nieces and nephews staying for Spring Break. We'd watched Jack Frost and everyone was...

Humpday Hottie

Judy kindly shared this hero inspiration with me - he so looks like a Brava hero to me...or maybe a raven shifter from Children of the Moon, what do you think?

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Speaking of Epilogues

Once in a while, readers will ask what is going on in the lives of my characters and while I wish I had time to write ongoing epilogues for all my stories, I don't. But I might find the time to write at least one... if you could choose one set of characters for me to revisit in an epilogue or bring back in an upcoming book, which would they be?

And for those of you who weren't around to read it the first time, here is a slice of life for some of your faves from Ready and Silver Bella:


Cowboys...

The Epilogue is the Thing

Who doesn't love a good epilogue?

Well, honestly, there are a few readers who have told me they hate epilogues on principle, but most (including me) love an epilogue that gives a glimpse of the HEA lived out.

That's the reason I wrote the free online Epilogue for "The Italian's Suitable Wife" & its companion book, "The Playboy's Seduction". I felt like readers deserved a glimpse of the characters I had in my head as their lives played out on my internal movie screen. :)

Wikipedia defines the Ep...

New Book by Denyse Bridger

Shades of Death (Print Edition)
by Denyse Bridger
ISBN-10: 1452850135
ISBN-13: 978-1452850139
Genre: Dark Fantasy

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This book is non-erotic, is a full-length novel, and is now in Trade Paperback. Paranormal (vampires) mainstream, with a touch of romance and mystery....

Death has many shades and shapes... Deep within the ageless Carpathian Mountains, an ancient evil wakes. Imprisoned many centuries ago, the creature has waited, patiently, for the one destined to grant her freedom...

New Book by Margaret Mallory

KNIGHT OF PASSION
3rd Book in All the King's Men Series
by Margaret Mallory

ISBN-10: 0446559865
ISBN-13: 978-0446559867
Publisher: Grand Central
Release date: May 25, 2010

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HOW CAN THIS PASSIONATE KNIGHT…

Renowned beauty Lady Linnet is torn between two desires: revenge on those who destroyed her family or marriage to her childhood sweetheart Sir James Rayburn. One fateful night, she makes a misguided choice: she sacrifices Jamie's love for a chance at vengeance.

TRUST A B...

Prologue for Annabelle's Courtship

Annabelle's Courtship

Samhain 2008 ~ (c) Lucy Monroe



This is the first historical I ever wrote and I had more fun with the prologue than I probably have had with any other. :) What do you think? A good addition to the book? Or unnecessary?


Prologue


Graenfrae, Scotland 1816


Laird Ian MacKay, Earl of Graenfrae, wanted to slam his fist into the gray stone wall of his study. "Ye're telling me that my stepfather left me a fortune, but I canna get it unless I marry?"
Ian impatiently watched the elderl...

For Writers

Week 2 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :)This week we're discussing the Sense of Hearing. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday.NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...