Writers’ Workshop
What Makes A Romance Rec-Worthy?
Today I’m chatting with Serena Chase, author and reviewer at USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog as well as Edgy Inspirational Romance. As someone who reads dozens and dozens of books a year, Serena knows romance, and she’s here today to share her impressions on what makes a book memorable...
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Guest Post: The Pathway NOT to Take to Publication, by Harry Kraus
The Pathway NOT to take to Publication (uh, yeah, happens to be the one I took): 1) For the most part, write blissfully ignorant of “the rules.” I know, I know, there are no concrete rules for fiction writing, but there are ways that others have done things, ways that...
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Writing Romantic Tension With Beth Vogt
• Author Interviews, Inspiration, Interviews, Romance, Writers' Workshop
Welcome back, Beth! I had so much fun talking about writing kisses last year (a topic on which Julie Lessman just weighed in last week) that I had to have you back talking about the fun stuff that leads up to the kisses… romantic tension. Let’s start out with this… what...
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Heart-Tugging Heroes With Becky Wade
• Five Days in Skye, Inspiration, Romance, Writers' Workshop
Recently, my awesome contemporary-romance-writer friend Becky Wade asked me to chat at Writes of Passage about creating memorable heroes. And while most of us have already consumed our V-Day treats (or took advantage of the post-Valentine’s Day clearance at the grocery store!), I couldn’t resist a replay on my...
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