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January 29, 2020
Top Three Things I've Learned from Writing RomCom by Melia Alexander
I love writing romantic
comedy, especially those laugh-out-loud moments in a book that remind me how
special this genre is. But in writing romcom, I’ve learned a few things about
life, too. Patience, for one. Well, okay, that’s an on-going lesson. LOL. But
read on for the top three things I’ve learned from writing romantic comedy.
Lesson #1 A sense of
humor takes the edge off life. Let’s face
comedy, especially those laugh-out-loud moments in a book that remind me how
special this genre is. But in writing romcom, I’ve learned a few things about
life, too. Patience, for one. Well, okay, that’s an on-going lesson. LOL. But
read on for the top three things I’ve learned from writing romantic comedy.
Lesson #1 A sense of
humor takes the edge off life. Let’s face
Top Three Things I've Learned from Writing RomCom by Melia Alexaner
I love writing romantic
comedy, especially those laugh-out-loud moments in a book that remind me how
special this genre is. But in writing romcom, I’ve learned a few things about
life, too. Patience, for one. Well, okay, that’s an on-going lesson. LOL. But
read on for the top three things I’ve learned from writing romantic comedy.
Lesson #1 A sense of
humor takes the edge off life. Let’s
comedy, especially those laugh-out-loud moments in a book that remind me how
special this genre is. But in writing romcom, I’ve learned a few things about
life, too. Patience, for one. Well, okay, that’s an on-going lesson. LOL. But
read on for the top three things I’ve learned from writing romantic comedy.
Lesson #1 A sense of
humor takes the edge off life. Let’s
January 27, 2020
Clean-Up on Aisle 7
by Courtney Pierce
For those of you who have read The Dushane Sisters Trilogy, you probably
know my Mom nearly as well as I do. Yep,
that’s her, fictional Ellen Dushane, along with all the stories about her that I wove into the prose. Mom has a wicked sense of humor, of which I took supreme advantage when
I got her permission to kill her off in the first ten pages of The Executrix.
In
For those of you who have read The Dushane Sisters Trilogy, you probably
know my Mom nearly as well as I do. Yep,
that’s her, fictional Ellen Dushane, along with all the stories about her that I wove into the prose. Mom has a wicked sense of humor, of which I took supreme advantage when
I got her permission to kill her off in the first ten pages of The Executrix.
In
January 25, 2020
USA Today bestselling rom-com author Tawna
Fenske invites...
USA Today bestselling rom-com author Tawna
Fenske invites you to laugh at her
A few years ago, I toured a fancy hotel with
colleagues from my day job in tourism marketing. Maybe 30 of us filed into a
luxury suite, eager to hear about the high-end linens and room service
offerings.
I made a beeline for the bed, gripped the edge
of the headboard, and gave it a discreet shake.
I thought it
Fenske invites you to laugh at her
A few years ago, I toured a fancy hotel with
colleagues from my day job in tourism marketing. Maybe 30 of us filed into a
luxury suite, eager to hear about the high-end linens and room service
offerings.
I made a beeline for the bed, gripped the edge
of the headboard, and gave it a discreet shake.
I thought it
January 24, 2020
When your wedding plays like a scene from the Godfather.....
January's theme is to share a funny story about family/friends. Mine is about my wedding day.
I've been married 175 years.
Well, really 32, but it seems like 175 - in a good way!
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January 23, 2020
A Funny Thing Happened One Night
...Or Outfoxing Mr Fox by Cassandra O'Leary
One of the things about having a houseful of pets, is they sometimes create mayhem. A case in point, our cute little chickens. Living in suburban Melbourne, Australia, we can only have a small chicken coop with a maximum of ten chickens. But sometimes even four or five are a handful.
We first got a few young chickens when my oldest son was
One of the things about having a houseful of pets, is they sometimes create mayhem. A case in point, our cute little chickens. Living in suburban Melbourne, Australia, we can only have a small chicken coop with a maximum of ten chickens. But sometimes even four or five are a handful.
We first got a few young chickens when my oldest son was
January 22, 2020
Fun With Old Friends
by M. L. Buchman
Okay, I have a real problem with old friends...they cost me an immense amount of time.
Maybe not as much as new friends.
But...sheesh!
Let me give you an example from yesterday.
There I was, happily working along, building a new collection of short stories. Actually, three of them but two aren't out yet.
Hotshots is releasing next week (https://books2read.com/
Okay, I have a real problem with old friends...they cost me an immense amount of time.
Maybe not as much as new friends.
But...sheesh!
Let me give you an example from yesterday.
There I was, happily working along, building a new collection of short stories. Actually, three of them but two aren't out yet.
Hotshots is releasing next week (https://books2read.com/
January 21, 2020
Amusing Family Stories of Life as a Daughter of a Twin ... Delsora Lowe
I grew up the daughter of an identical twin. Needless to
say, living with a twin wreaked havoc, in hilarious ways, for my sister, cousin,
and me. From the time we were small, none of us could tell out daddies apart.
We’d point and look at the others for confirmation, “Is that your daddy or
mine?” We finally figured out that although both had sandy-blond hair, my uncle
had a penny-sized patch of
say, living with a twin wreaked havoc, in hilarious ways, for my sister, cousin,
and me. From the time we were small, none of us could tell out daddies apart.
We’d point and look at the others for confirmation, “Is that your daddy or
mine?” We finally figured out that although both had sandy-blond hair, my uncle
had a penny-sized patch of
January 20, 2020
The Writer's New Year's Resolution by Kristin Wallace
While most people make New Year’s Resolutions, authors tend to make Writer’s Resolutions. At least I do. Every year I have grand plans to write X number of books. Unfortunately, I have to confess that 2019 was not a good year for me as an author. I had plans, but most of them didn’t happen. A lot was due to having to meet deadlines for my “day job” freelance writing gig, often working 7 days a
January 18, 2020
The Romance of Writing Rom-Coms by Julie Cameron
Romantic comedies seem to finally be getting
some traction in the movie market and are certainly on the rise in book sales.
I feel as though I have been reading romance,
and especially romantic comedies, all my life. Rom-Coms are still among my
favorite type of movie, even though they are only now becoming more recognized
in theaters (although, not so much at the Oscars). When I was in
some traction in the movie market and are certainly on the rise in book sales.
I feel as though I have been reading romance,
and especially romantic comedies, all my life. Rom-Coms are still among my
favorite type of movie, even though they are only now becoming more recognized
in theaters (although, not so much at the Oscars). When I was in
