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Fangirl Friday – June 3rd Edition

Did you have a lovely Memorial Day weekend? Find any new books? I tore through one for my book club and loved its spookiness (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children). But now I’m finished and need something else to feed my reading soul. Maybe you do too!

Welcome to Fangirl Friday where we share Ruby sales and releases. Feel free to promo your own sales and releases in the comments or tell us about a book you recommend.

This week:

A FAIRYTALE BRIDE, the introductory novella for Hope Ramsa...

Archetypes and Storybeats Part IV: Three Act Structure

Over the last three weeks I’ve blogged about the nexus between certain well-recognized Archetypes and the story structures that go with them. I’ve reviewed the Hero’s Journey, The Virgin’s Promise, and the Sinner’s Redemption. There are, undoubtedly, many more story patterns that fit specific archetypes.

But what if you’re writing a story about a protagonist that doesn’t quite fit the archetypal pattern of a Hero, Virgin, or Sinner?

What if your main character is a Sidekick? Or a Mentor? Or a...

Archetypes and Storybeats Part IV: Three Acts Structure

Over the last three weeks I’ve blogged about the nexus between certain well-recognized Archetypes and the story structures that go with them. I’ve reviewed the Hero’s Journey, The Virgin’s Promise, and the Sinner’s Redemption. There are, undoubtedly, many more story patterns that fit specific archetypes.

But what if you’re writing a story about a protagonist that doesn’t quite fit the archetypal pattern of a Hero, Virgin, or Sinner?

What if your main character is a Sidekick? Or a Mentor? Or a...

Meet 2016 Golden Heart Finalist Carrie Nichols!!

Today we’re welcoming 2016 RWA Golden Heart Finalist and 2015 Maggie Award winning author Carrie Nichols, whose manuscript RESCUING RILEY has been nominated for best Short Contemporary Romance.

Carrie is a hardy New Englander transplanted to the deep South, where two inches of snow can bring a city like Atlanta to its knees. She loves to travel, is addicted to British crime dramas and knows a Seinfeld quote appropriate for every occasion. Carrie’s characters, much like her family, often ignor...

Meet 2016 Golden Heart Finalist Brooke Salesky!

Today we’re welcoming another of the Mermaids, a 2016 finalist in Contemporary Romance with her manuscript AN EDUCATION.

Brooke Salesky is a native Kentucky girl who grew up with an authentic love of horses, bourbon, and bluegrass. She now resides in Austin, Texas where she lives with her husband and dog.

While she has a typical daytime desk job (when she’d rather be writing), she’s had varied experience including playing accordion in a girl band, being an English teacher, and even reading el...

Meet 2016 Golden Heart Finalist Seana Kelly!

Today we’re welcoming Seana Kelly, a two-time Golden Heart Finalist in Contemporary Romance with her manuscript WELCOME HOME, KATIE GALLAGHER.

In addition to contemporary romance, Seana writes urban fantasy, and is dabbling in YA. She lives in Santa Clara, California with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. She writes in the wee hours of the morning when everyone is asleep. Her day job is high school teacher-librarian. She reads a ridiculous amount of YA so she can find just the right b...

Fangirl Friday

Welcome to Fangirl Friday where Rubies share their sales, releases and reveals! This is also the place for you to share info on your sales, releases and reveal.: )

A long weekend means more time to lose yourself in an awesome read. We Rubies also want to wish you all a very happy Memorial Day and take a moment to thank all our men and women in service. Because of you we have the freedom to find our own happily ever after. Thank you.

Releasing this Week!

CHARMINGLY YOURS by Liz TalleyAmazon L...

Archetypes and Storybeats Part III: The Sinner’s Redemption

Over the last two weeks, I’ve discussed the story beats that make up the Hero’s Journey and the Virgin’s Promise. Today, I’m going to introduce some original work on an archetypal story structure that I call The Sinner’s Redemption.

I don’t believe anyone has laid out the beat sheet for a redemption story, but I could be wrong. I haven’t done an exhaustive literature search for this. What you see below is a story beat sheet that I developed myself.

What is it about redemption stories? We love...

What you see….what they see….

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away I was a kindergarten room mom.

Yes.

That.

And as the room mother, when the annual silent auction came around, I was in charge of gathering up donations. Oh, and making a class art project to sell at the auction. Yeah, making an art object with the children in the class. Making an art object with children in the class that was something mosaic. MOSIAC!

Feel free to feel horrified.

I was.

So as I pondered what in God’screation I could actually do for t...

Meet Golden Heart Finalist Diana Belchase!

Diana Belchase grew up dreaming of castles, damsels in distress, and the gallant princes who rescuedthem—except sometimes it was the damsels who did the rescuing.