Coming Up
Our guest on May 10th is Robin Bielman, who will be visiting to celebrate her first release, a contemporary romance novella called Worth the Risk from Entangled Publishing.We have a new review going up on Saturday, May 12. Our reviewer Mei reviews a new urban fantasy by Shawntelle Madison, COVETED, which was published on April 24th.
On Sunday, May 13th, another of our reviewers, Chelsea, gives us her thoughts on upcoming YA historical / time travel Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle.
Debut author Kathleen Irene Paterka will be joining us on May 17th to talk about her first contemporary romance/women's fiction, FATTY PATTY, due out on May 15th.
Welsh debut author Evonne Wareham will be our guest on May 31st. Evonne's highly regarded romantic suspense, NEVER COMING HOME, is published by Choc Lit.
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Book Review: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Sometimes an amazing book comes along and everything stops around you, and you’re inside the pages living a story. That’s how I felt while reading The Help. The year is 1962 in Jackson Mississippi, and the story is told through … Continue reading
Spring
The last fling of winter is over … The earth, the soil itself, has a dreaming quality about it. It is warm now to the touch; it has come alive; it hides secrets that in a moment, in a little … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Alex Bledsoe
When an author chooses to write about vampires, that’s not the end of things. You then have to define your bloodsuckers. What are the rules your vampires must follow? There are several popular literary archetypes. The best-known is, of course, … Continue reading
The Characters or The Plot
I have been thinking about my writing process a lot recently, and have come to realize that quite often, I am initially plot-driven. This has become clear to me as I wrestle with a story I thought up about a … Continue reading
The James Patterson Effect
A couple months ago, I listened to a Joan Johnston workshop from RWA National 2008 on writing a page-turner. In addition to writing a compelling beginning and ending of each chapter, she said we need two other ingredients to create … Continue reading
Word Count, Number of Pages … What Gives?
Okay, I’ve heard this from several sources now and its well worth repeating here … mostly because this is going to totally impact new authors and probably even veteran authors. Word count. Most authors know — or should know, that … Continue reading
Week Ahead with Alex Bledsoe
We are thrilled to have Alex Bledsoe as our guest this coming Thursday. Alex grew up in Tennessee an hour north of Memphis and twenty minutes from Nutbush. His first novel, The Sword-Edged Blonde, was published in 2007, and his … Continue reading
Storyteller
I grew up among some great storytellers. My family hailed from the South, and that in itself speaks volumes. My relatives had a way of lulling a listener into story, and keeping them there. It occurred to me after my … Continue reading
Guest Blogger – Leigh Wyndfield
I apologize for not introducing Leigh last Sunday in “Week Ahead”, so I will do so here. Leigh currently writes for Samhain Publishing and has just had the release of THE HEAT CHRONICLES. Leigh has also written for Liquid Silver … Continue reading