My special guest today is fellow Carina Press author, Abby Wood. Abby is here to tell us about her recent release, Consent to the Cowboy. This is another book I'm looking forward to reading and one that is locked and loaded on my Palm reader. I'm thrilled to have Abby...
My special guest today is Leah Braemel, a friend and fellow author at Carina Press and Samhain Publishing. Leah has a new release out called Texas Tangle. It's currently locked and loaded on my reader, and I can't wait to find time to read it. Meantime, I asked Leah a...
My special guest today is friend and fellow sci-fi fan, Kaye Manro. Forbidden Love is Kaye's debut book, and it's doing really well. If you've been following Kaye's Forbidden Love tour, you'll know she's discussed some really interesting topics. This is her last tour...
I'm guest blogging at Manic Readers today about the changes of going from an aspiring writer to a published one. Here's the link to The Other Side of The Fence.
"GET HOOKED! What does that mean? Simply, we must write stories that grab readers at page one and never let them go. It’s not as easy as it seems. To start with, a stellar beginning/opening is vital these days, especially for aspiring authors if we want that coveted...
"Take disco breaks. Get up every hour and get the blood flowing and give your brain a break by punching up something pumpy on your ipod or stereo and rocking out for a few minutes. Great to reset things and bring you back to the computer with new energy, and helpful...
"The editor is there to do two things: to make the book as polished and professional as she can and to help you and the publisher avoid infringement suits. There are no brownie points for refusing reasonable edits. My first editor [Suzanne James] taught me: "An editor...
"I don't know if my tip is unique or not, but when I'm writing, I keep what I call a tracking sheet on each book. Whenever I start a new chapter, I add in the chapter number and the page it begins on. This enables me to know just how long each of my chapters is and...
Read. You'll probably hear this from every published writer you meet. You'll probably hear it at every conference you attend too. It really is important to know how the romance genre works and the classic hooks that are popular with readers. Analyze each book you...
