WHAT? I write romance with a touch of fantasy, fantasy with a little romance. While I started my writing career with three fantasy novels (Hadley Rille Books), I'm currently writing a series of romance novels, The Bitterly Suite (Lyrical Shine, an imprint of Kensington Publishing.) WHY? I have the talent, the will, the passion, and the time. I write because I not writing isn't an option. … [Read more...]
Authors: the Truth About Reader Reviews
My book is officially published, and readers are posting reviews. As a new author, I was excited and nervous, and hopefully prepared for reader reviews. All reader reviews--good and bad. The Good, The Bad, and the So-so When you are finally published, be ready. Because if someone loves a book, it's almost certain that someone else hates it. It's the nature of art, from literature to paintings to … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Ann Rosenquist Fee
What: Playing “Rita” in “The Best of Hank and Rita: A Barroom Operetta by Joe Tougas.” Joe and I play a fictional husband-wife country-pop duo who hit the Top 10 briefly in the 1970s and, after a declining decade that followed, are performing tonight (circa 1986). They’re on the brink of divorce, but Hank doesn’t know that, but the audience does. It’s eleven original songs firmly … [Read more...]
Book Promotion for Anxious Authors
Writers are introverts. We have to be dragged out of the house to socialize. Promotion of our books and ourselves as writers is something we find really difficult. So what is an author supposed to do? Finding the answer was my goal at AWP 2015, before the debut of my novel, In the Context of Love. I found several great tips on book promotion that are timeless, and not that difficult, even for an … [Read more...]
How to Contrast Setting with Emotion
I picked up this gem about setting and emotion at a writer's conference: When writing, consider putting your characters in a location or setting that contrasts the scene's emotional impact. This was the example the presenter gave us: you're writing a scene about a family that has to deal with a significant death in the family. The parents have saved all year and paid up front to take their … [Read more...]
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