Creating a page-turning read is the topic for this month’s Round Robin… How do you develop the tension every story needs to keep the reader involved? This is such an excellent question. There are so many elements to this that at first I felt overwhelmed. Then I decided to follow my own advice in a…… Continue reading Three essentials for creating page-turning tension in your novel #amwriting #writetip
Last month I released my new feel good romance, Felicity at the Cross Hotel, and so I missed writing a post for our Round Robin group of authors. I’m looking forward to taking part in July’s.. …and this month’s topic is: Whatever genre you write, do you have a different one that you love to…… Continue reading Why I write romance but love science fiction
Happy New Year to you! Today I received an email from Goodreads entitled “Do you want to read more in 2015?” What a question! Do they not know me by now? Does a bear not poop in the woods? There’s nothing I’d like better than to read more books, and if 2015’s selection is as…… Continue reading A moving true story, a Martian adventure and a M/M romance: three books I loved in 2014
Last year I was delighted to get to know author John B. Rosenman, retired English professor from Norfolk State University. John previously designed and taught a course in how to write Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Horror Writers’ Association and has published approximately 350 stories and…… Continue reading Repeated patterns in your writing: sifting the good from the bad
After our interview today, sci-fi author Cyrus Keith will be giving away an ebook of one of his NADIA project novels to THREE lucky commenters – winners get to choose which book! So, I’m putting the kettle on for a cup of tea, fixing us both a couple of slices of cherry pie, and wasting…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author Cyrus Keith
I’ve taken particular care to run my post through a spell check today. Why the unusual attention to detail? I hear you say. Well, my visitor this week is a retired English Professor from Norfolk State University – so I’m double-checking my grammar! John previously designed and taught a course in how to write Science…… Continue reading Good to meet you…author John Rosenman
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