kate rothwell:
This is worth reading: Mandy Roth's process Cover art in the smaller presses.The bigger publishers--it's a whole different story.But since I deal with the little guys, lately....I have a strong new opinion and my attitude has changed. A lot. As in I now believe my opinion shouldn't matter at all.Seriously, dudes, what I li (Read More)
EVIL EDITOR:
Guess the PlotThe Last Ride1. An aging cowboy on his last cattle drive, from Texas to Ogallala, Nebraska, plans to stampede the herd and throw himself under it--until he falls for a saloon owner during a rest stop outside Oklahoma City. Is it ever too late for romance?2. Abandoned at age eight on a carnival ride, Sandra Ff (Read More)
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“I say we have writing retreats. Conferences, maybe. How does every week sound to you?” Buffy buffed her nails to a shine and contemplated leaving early so she could spend another few hours in her limo. Robin raised her hand. “I’d come.” “Anyone else?” “The unfortunate withering of the economy puts British, West Coast, and (Read More)
The Goddess Blogs:
My kids and I used to play this game when they were younger. We called it Spot. I’d begin with “Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a fairy princess who–SPOT!”My daughter would pick up the story with, “–who loved to eat lasagna. She’d eat and eat and eat lasagna until she was sick and–SPOT!”And then my son wou (Read More)
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:
Did you know there’s a chapter of romance writers who are also veterans? Check out my favorite page on their website: The Before and After page with military photos and current photos as well. To all of you marvelous ladies, and to all those who have served in the armed forces of any country, Happy Veterans Day. So, here’s (Read More)
Romancing the Blog | Romance Authors and Readers Who Blog:
The hard-drive in my head is all full up and there’s not any room for anything else. Try as I might to cram more into it, it simply will not “save.” This has become a problem not only in everyday life, but also with my writing. When I research a historical, I might read anywhere from six to twenty-plus books and skim severa (Read More)
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:
It’s stars and astronomy time! Carina is a constellation in the Southern sky, and is Latin for “keel” - as in, the fins and structures operating below the surface of the water unseen yet keeping the ship balanced, and on its course. Here’s an interesting bit of physics I didn’t know: the keel’s job is to convert a sideways (Read More)
The Goddess Blogs:
Okay, maybe not everything, but a lot. And since her birthday is coming up in a month, I thought I’d share. For example, I learned:Rich men need wives, too.Nothing complicates a plot better than a wayward sister.Love should never be too easy.Nothing is funnier than a man of low degree who thinks too much of himselfEven funn (Read More)
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Guess the PlotWriter's Block1. 101 excuses to use when your family, friends, and complete strangers ask why you're not published. Also, ways to get words on a page without saying anything important, constructive, or plot-based.2. After Joe breaks his writer's block by writing himself into his book, things get strange and so (Read More)
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I believe I told you a little while back that I would be attending the New Jersey Romance Writers’ annual conference. Well, here’s documented proof that I and my pearls did indeed attend over that past weekend (note the low-slung, fashionably red conference badge). With me is Wild Rose Press author Christine Clemetson (A Da (Read More)
The Goddess Blogs:
I knew it. I knew that sometime, somewhere, someone was going to prove that the movie Men In Black wasn’t just fiction. So, I give you the following:Before Arthur David Horn met his future bride Lynette (a “metaphysical healer”) in 1988, he was a tenured professor at Colorado State, with a Ph.D. in anthropology from Yale, t (Read More)
Romancing the Blog | Romance Authors and Readers Who Blog:
By now most of you savvy members of the online romance community are aware of the stance the publishing industry maintains regarding not only African-American romance, but multicultural romance as well. However, after opening dialogue with a few unpublished African-American romance writers, the topic is rather thorny and a (Read More)
Whine Sisters:
One of the Frequently Asked Questions we get is “Do you come up with your own titles?” It’s right up there with questions about covers and writing cover copy (good questions for another time). The answer is sometimes. Sometimes, a working title sticks. Sometimes, the publishing house will want a new one. Sometimes, we come (Read More)
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books:
I’ve given a few workshops on blogging and writing online, and there’s one point I make repeatedly: anything, and I do mean anything, that you write online is public and pervasive and permanent. It’s public. Even if it’s passcoded or on the high-level security circuit known as a Yahoo email loop, it’s public. It’s pervasi (Read More)