How to Handle a Bad Review: While perhaps cliché, for writers, I have to agree that receiving those very first bad reviews (and even some that follow) is much like having a stranger publicly announce that your baby is downright ugly. But since such criticism is part of the gig, finding a way to swiftly […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 11 part a: How to Handle a Bad Review by Kristina McMorris
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 10: Humor by Molly Harper
Humor by Molly Harper: My first writing job was as a newspaper reporter. Well, technically, my first writing job was as an obituary writer for my local newspaper. Which should tell you a lot about my personality. While I working for the paper, I started writing a monthly humor column for the life and style […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 9: Sketching Characters by Shiloh Walker
Sketching Characters I’ve never been much of a plotter. It’s hard to know exactly which way the plot is going which I’m not in the driver’s seat. My books don’t exactly come from me, if that makes any sense at all. My books come from my characters—they are in the driver’s seat and always have […]
Sheldon’s Interview Zach and Lisette from Dianne Duvall’s Night Unbound
Thank you for joining me! I’m happy to be here today, celebrating the release of NIGHT UNBOUND, the fifth book in my Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series. If you like powerful heroes, kick-ass heroines, action scenes that will keep you flipping pages well past your bedtime, and romance that is alternately sweet and steamy and […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 8: Permission to write by Gini Koch
Permission to Write: There are as many tips and tricks out there as there are writers, but I find that a lot of aspiring authors need two things in particular. (I, myself, needed one of them.) And they are both permissions. The permission TO write, and the permission to stink on ice WHILE writing. I […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: The Wedding Soup Murder by Rosie Genova
WEDDING SOUP MURDER by Rosie Genova When I conceived of the idea for a mystery series set in an Italian restaurant, it felt entirely natural to place that restaurant at the Jersey shore, in the fictional town of Oceanside Park. There’s a long tradition of Italian cuisine in New Jersey, from boardwalk stands to upscale […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 7 part b: The crazy, mixed-up tale of how my first book came to be – also known as, WTF? I’m getting published by Robyn Peterman
The crazy, mixed-up tale of how my first book came to be – also known as, WTF? I’m getting published. I’ve been asked how I got published. The answer is simple…I lied. That’s right, I lied. I wouldn’t recommend it, although it worked for me. It certainly could have blown up in my face, but wether it was […]
Blog Tour & Review: The Wolfe Widow by Victoria Abbott
Falling in love again … by Victoria Abbott No sooner has Jordan Bingham recovered from Lord Peter Wimsey when she’s falling in love again, this time with Archie Goodwin. I guess she’d better take a number because she’s not the only one. Archie’s been collecting hearts since he first made an appearance back in 1934 […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 6 part b: Bring Sexy into your Writing by Delilah Marvelle
Bringing Sexy into your Writing by Delilah Marvelle For those of you that don’t know me (and I won’t be so bold to say you all do), I write incredibly sexy historical romances. So sexy some have actually categorized me as writing erotica. I absolutely love erotica, but seeing as I know what it is, I […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 6 part a: I have finished my book. Now what? by Kendra Elliot
I’ve finished my book. Now what? Guess what? You’re not finished, and I guarantee it’s not ready for publication. But you’ve done the part that 95% of people who sit down to write a book couldn’t do. You finished and deserve a pat on the back and a big glass of wine. Now it’s time […]
Writer’s Tips & Tricks Day 5: Five things every romance writer should know by Elisabeth Naughton
Five things every romance writer should know – by Elisabeth Naughton 1. An awesome story trumps phenomenal writing any day of the week. Readers care more about what happens in a story than how you tell it. I’ve seen mediocre writers hit it big with a great story and amazing writers struggle because they’re more […]
Blog Tour & Review: Fat Cat At Large by Janet Cantrell
Where Did Quincy Come From? By Janet Cantrell Other than the animal rescue shelter in Chicago where Chase Oliver picked him up, you mean? I was lucky enough to be the caretaker and servant to two rescued feral cats not long ago. One of them was Quincy’s prototype. They came to me pre-named by the […]
