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June 29, 2012
Friday Excerpt: Stuck in the Middle
This week’s theme for Romantic Friday Writers is really interesting! I’m going to quote directly from their page: This prompt is about the others in the romance couple’s lives during the break-up. Inlaws, best friends, siblings and other immediate family – including the kids – the parents. Anyone who has connected with the couple and is expected to choose [...]
June 25, 2012
Monday Book Review: Cowboy Down
Cowboy Down by Vanessa Gray Bartal Review… Summary: In typical rom-com fashion, the plot set up is far fetched but fun. Layla, a foster kid just leaving the system, witnesses a murder and is sent into witness protection at a ranch with four brothers (cousins of one of the police officers). She goes from Chicago [...]
June 22, 2012
Friday Excerpt: The Empty Stage
From my work-in-progress, Be(Longing)… ### Dylan knew where he was going. Despite the whirlwind leaving, he had paid attention to where they were and he knew how to get back to the theater. It was quiet now, but the door was unlocked. There were men in the lobby sweeping the carpet. Even though it was [...]
June 18, 2012
Monday Review: Devoted
Devoted (edited by Lee Nilsen) Review… Summary: This is another anthology that I participated in. In a way it is a sequel to Paradox. It’s another collection of short stories and a novella with new authors and, I personally think, an even higher level of writing than the first collection. I have one story in [...]
June 16, 2012
Big News
I am starting to work on creating a publishing company to provide you with more great love stories than I can write alone! I’m going to need authors, so if you have a book or an idea for a book that involves a physically disabled hero, please get in touch. Here are the submission guidelines: [...]
June 15, 2012
Friday Excerpt: Being the Best Ex
I’m back to doing the Romantic Friday Writers challenges! This one is themed “Being the Best Ex.” There’s so many things that could mean. I decided to do mine from my novel Breath(e), showing the great relationship that Elizabeth and Stewart maintain after they are no longer dating. Word Count: 232 *** Elizabeth sighed. “Yeah,” [...]
June 11, 2012
Monday Review: Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town by Brenda Novak Review… Summary: A woman with an abusive ex-husband has never experienced real love. The man she falls for is the one that she was responsible for paralyzing. Along with that, a mean guy wants to take the coaching job away from the hero and is going to illegal lengths [...]
June 8, 2012
Friday Excerpt: Characters in Conflict
My Friday excerpts started out when I joined Romantic Friday Writers and was given a theme to write about each week. Considering that it led to the beginnings of the story that is now becoming my novel, (Be)Longing, I think it was very valuable! As I continue to work on that book, in the meantime [...]
June 4, 2012
Monday Review: Me Before You
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Review… Summary: This is another book in the quad-wants-to-die category, which tends to get me worked up. I’m waiting for a book where the quadriplegic doesn’t want to find a way to finish himself off. The quads I’ve known in real life were grateful to be alive and very [...]
June 1, 2012
Inspiration Collage
One of my favorite blogs, A Writer’s Journey, is doing a fun blog hop today about inspiration boards. I have just recently started trying this out by making Pinterest boards for the books I’m working on and gathering images there that inspire me in the story. Today I’m giving you the link to the board [...]
