Monthly Archives: May 2007

Ending with a BANG….or a whimper

First off, the Magical Musing gang and Cynthia Eden (this past Saturday’s guest blogger) would like to congratulate May on winning a copy of Secrets Volume 18. If you want to email your snail mail addy to theresamonsey@charter.net, I’ll forward … Continue reading

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Write What You Know

Probably pretty good advice. Somehow it always seems to come out if you’re trying to fudge something, or don’t have your facts straight. I’m not talking about research, per se, but actual experience. I’m in the midst of reading one … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead

I’m pleased to announce that our guest blogger for next Saturday is Angela James, editor of Samhain Publishing. She is my editor and has been incredibly supportive of such a newbie author. Samhain Publishing has been in business for better … Continue reading

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Book Review: DUST by Charles Pellegrino

Let me start off by saying that I posted about this book over at Romance Worth Killing For, a couple weeks back. So if you read both blogs, I apologize if this feels repetitive. But I liked the book so … Continue reading

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Guest blogger: Cynthia Eden

Things I’ve Learned about Being a Writer I wrote my first, full-length novel when I was eighteen. The novel was rejected so fast by Silhouette that I literally think I felt a breeze whip past my body. Since that long … Continue reading

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Character Challenges

You’re probably wondering what this gorgeous fairy ring has to do with Character Challenges. I really like it for one thing, and I imagine fairies have a great deal of challenges to face in any storyline. I love reading anything … Continue reading

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In the beginning

There are two ways to begin a book: 1) The moment when things change forever for your protagonist. 2) The ordinary world just before things change forever for your protagonist. In other words, dive in or tiptoe in. In my … Continue reading

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Readers

A really interesting blog on what makes a bestseller over at Murder She Writes got me started on this blog. Especially the link within the blog to an interesting article on the unpredictability of the publishing industry. Then I visited … Continue reading

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choices

I apologize for this blog being late today. I’ve added two additional members to my family. Two nine-week-old Golden Retriever puppies. And I’d forgotten how exhausting puppies could be. After working late yesterday, and then chasing the pups around all … Continue reading

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Fact or Fiction?

How far do we stretch the truth to come up with a good story? I’ve read a lot of books that were set in a real time of history, then layered with fictional characters to create the tale. I have … Continue reading

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