Monthly Archives: March 2010

Book Review: The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

I was pleasantly surprised when I read this on the cover… “A beautifully written, thought-provoking novel that I’m telling everyone I know to read.” ~Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help. Well, y’all know how I feel about The Help, so … Continue reading

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Character Appreciation

I admit it, I love scanning BBC titles and entering a world that’s different from the one I live in. There’s something about a different culture, and brogues that I don’t hear everyday. And BBC productions does deliver that “Character” … Continue reading

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Guest blogger: Erica Hayes

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about backstory. Y’know, all that juicy stuff that’s already happened. It explains why my characters are here, who they are, and what’s gone before that makes them act the way they do. But how … Continue reading

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Reviews

Just a quick note before I begin, Barbara Vey, of Publishers’ Weekly Beyond Her Book fame, is celebrating her third anniversary of blogging about and reviewing books. We love Barbara, and everything she has done to help authors everywhere. The … Continue reading

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Synopses: How Do I Hate Thee

If this rolltop laptop ever gets made, I want it! Last week I was working on a double-spaced three-page synopsis. It’s for a contest and can’t be any longer that that. Synopses are hard enough without squishing my characters’ story … Continue reading

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Sugar or Spice?

It was just a few years ago that all you heard about was erotica. Ellora’s Cave introduced us to it, other publishing houses took off with it and it became a genre in and of itself. Erotica is a money … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead with Erica Hayes

I’m so pleased to welcome back Erica Hayes as a guest blogger this Thursday at MM. Erica survived her childhood on a strict diet of Roald Dahl, Nancy Drew and the Famous Five, and wanted to be Doctor Who’s girl-genius … Continue reading

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Review: Eternal Hunter by Cynthia Eden

In her second week at her new job, Assistant DA Erin Jerome recognizes that Cajun bounty hunter Jude Donovan is a shifter — and she’s shocked when he recognizes her scent too. But he still doesn’t know what she really … Continue reading

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I Get It!

As a women’s fiction writer, I’ve fallen more in love with this genre as I navigate my stories. And trust me, there are a bucket of definitions and personal opinions about this genre; maybe more than any other. Not sure … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Marie Force

Don’t Give Up. Don’t Ever Give Up. By: Marie Force On my website I have a quote from President Calvin Coolidge that I absolutely love: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is … Continue reading

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