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August 1, 2018
As If By Magic
By Robin Weaver
This month's theme--My Writing Dreams Come True--instantly made me think of magic. Because the fulfillment of any of my dreams: authoring a bestseller, having one of my books scripted for the big screen, or simply having a reader say, "I enjoyed the read," would indeed be magical.
Only... Do I believe in magic?
Do you?
If you’re
geekishly inclined (like moi), you might
This month's theme--My Writing Dreams Come True--instantly made me think of magic. Because the fulfillment of any of my dreams: authoring a bestseller, having one of my books scripted for the big screen, or simply having a reader say, "I enjoyed the read," would indeed be magical.
Only... Do I believe in magic?
Do you?
If you’re
geekishly inclined (like moi), you might
July 31, 2018
Getting Serious About A Series
I'm going to write a series, and I'm so excited. I'd never really thought about it before, but after doing a session about it at a recent RWAustralia conference, seeing writer friends do it and loving finding an author has more books with the same setting and inter-linking characters - I thought 'why not'? (The fact that series are popular maaaay have swayed my thinking just little as well.) I
July 30, 2018
The Allure of the Contemporary Novel
By: Marcia King-Gamble
www.lovemarcia.com
I grew up reading mostly historicals and loved them. Most were set in the UK and featured dukes, duchesses, and nobility on the whole, usually in exotic settings. Meaning - castles, ballrooms, highlands. These characters were people who hobnobbed with the "Ton," Through reading, I entered a world I didn't know existed and learned some fancy words.
www.lovemarcia.com
I grew up reading mostly historicals and loved them. Most were set in the UK and featured dukes, duchesses, and nobility on the whole, usually in exotic settings. Meaning - castles, ballrooms, highlands. These characters were people who hobnobbed with the "Ton," Through reading, I entered a world I didn't know existed and learned some fancy words.
July 28, 2018
Digging Down in Romantic Suspense
by M. L. Buchman
Ages ago (okay, last month, but it seems ages ago--been a busy month), I wrote a post about contemporary romance. In it, I described romantic suspense...briefly! This is a topic I could write about at (perhaps nauseating) length. I'll try to restrain myself here.
First that paragraph:
Romantic suspense, especially military romantic suspense has
it own challenges. The danger,
Ages ago (okay, last month, but it seems ages ago--been a busy month), I wrote a post about contemporary romance. In it, I described romantic suspense...briefly! This is a topic I could write about at (perhaps nauseating) length. I'll try to restrain myself here.
First that paragraph:
Romantic suspense, especially military romantic suspense has
it own challenges. The danger,
July 27, 2018
Book Turn Offs for This Reader
By Linda Lovely
When you need notesto keep track....
Like my fellow blogger, Sarah Raplee, I once felt compelled to finish any book I started. Not so much anymore. If I'm seriously annoyed, I'll quit reading. And I certainly will never pick up another book by the same offer if the ending is a huge disappointment. Here are some of this reader's pet peeves.
Scene/Time Hopscotch-It’s
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When you need notesto keep track....
Like my fellow blogger, Sarah Raplee, I once felt compelled to finish any book I started. Not so much anymore. If I'm seriously annoyed, I'll quit reading. And I certainly will never pick up another book by the same offer if the ending is a huge disappointment. Here are some of this reader's pet peeves.
Scene/Time Hopscotch-It’s
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July 25, 2018
Finding the Fun
by M. L.
Buchman
I made a
brief visit to another world last week—actually in several ways.
I wandered
out of romance and went back to science fiction, which is very definitely
another world. It is a world where setting trumps character. Even plot trumps
character.
What do I
mean by that? Character is always paramount, right? Of course, right! (Sorry,
my Jewish side is slipping out. No,
Buchman
I made a
brief visit to another world last week—actually in several ways.
I wandered
out of romance and went back to science fiction, which is very definitely
another world. It is a world where setting trumps character. Even plot trumps
character.
What do I
mean by that? Character is always paramount, right? Of course, right! (Sorry,
my Jewish side is slipping out. No,
July 24, 2018
ANNOY ME AND I’LL TOSS YOUR BOOK!
Hi, I'm Sarah Raplee, author of surprising, touch-your-heart paranormal romantic suspense.
AUTHORS: DON'T ANNOY YOUR READERS!!!
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always
been a very forgiving reader. Until I was in my thirties, I’d never even considered
(gasp!) not finishing a book. The
idea felt rude, maybe even immoral. Shouldn’t I give the author a chance to
redeem himself or herself
AUTHORS: DON'T ANNOY YOUR READERS!!!
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always
been a very forgiving reader. Until I was in my thirties, I’d never even considered
(gasp!) not finishing a book. The
idea felt rude, maybe even immoral. Shouldn’t I give the author a chance to
redeem himself or herself
July 23, 2018
Hook Me Up!
By Courtney Pierce
Dialogue.
After a quick setup, then dive me into the talkin’
and doin’. That’s what sucks me into a book.
They say that good books are 80% dialogue. Readers are
catapulted into the character’s head to reveal their personality, moral fiber, and
soul. I agree. Characters build a framework for a book’s premise through words
and how they say them. I bond. I’m glued.
Dialogue.
After a quick setup, then dive me into the talkin’
and doin’. That’s what sucks me into a book.
They say that good books are 80% dialogue. Readers are
catapulted into the character’s head to reveal their personality, moral fiber, and
soul. I agree. Characters build a framework for a book’s premise through words
and how they say them. I bond. I’m glued.
July 21, 2018
Contemporary Romance – The Demons Within
I was first published in 2006 in
romantic suspense. As I wrote in my previous blog, Romantic Suspense – Findingthe Hero Inside, romantic suspense is my first love. But after my first two
published novels – both romantic suspense – I received an email from my agent.
She explained that my publisher had told her the romantic suspense market had
sprung a leak and they wanted me to now write
romantic suspense. As I wrote in my previous blog, Romantic Suspense – Findingthe Hero Inside, romantic suspense is my first love. But after my first two
published novels – both romantic suspense – I received an email from my agent.
She explained that my publisher had told her the romantic suspense market had
sprung a leak and they wanted me to now write
July 20, 2018
My Seven Sins In A Book
Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of scifi and supernatural stories with a romantic soul.
The older I've got and the longer I've been published, I find myself less and less forgiving when it comes to what I read. I'm picky on my genres and my authors, and with so many hundreds of new books published every day, there are several guaranteed ways a new-to-me author will get put on my do-not-read list.
The older I've got and the longer I've been published, I find myself less and less forgiving when it comes to what I read. I'm picky on my genres and my authors, and with so many hundreds of new books published every day, there are several guaranteed ways a new-to-me author will get put on my do-not-read list.
