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| Critiquing 201: I’ve Found a Critique
Partner, Now What? |
You've done your search, you found someone who's interested.
You talk, they respond, and now you've done it -- you've decided
you
want a partner in critiquing. Where to start?
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| The Conflict Test |
1. Does one of the characters have to change in order for the
conflict to be resolved?
2. Can conflict be resolved with a good,
honest heart-to-heart between your characters?
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| Promotions: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly |
Okay, I've sold my books (yay!), and now it's month
two. What's the worry du jour? Promotion. How much is enough? How
much is too much?
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| The Low-down Skinny On Using Contests
to Further Your
Career |
One of the raging debates within the romance community
concerns the benefits of contests to an aspiring author. I know many
authors
who were published directly as...
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| Crafting the Perfect Query |
A query letter is your first introduction to either
an editor or an agent, and don't underestimate it's importance. It
can get you in the door, or have the door...
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| To Series Or Not To Series, That is the Question... |
The idea of a series -- a set of connected books --
has always gotten me hooked as a reader. Johanna Lindsey’s
Mallory books take up an entire shelf on my keeper case.
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| Starting Out Write: A Modest Proposal |
The New Year is always a great time for fresh starts.
I turned in my last book on 1/1/2008, and it’s now scary and
exhilarating. When a writer goes out of contract...
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| Dead Lines |
My first book came out in December 2001, a Harlequin
Duets. It got fabulous reviews and I was all aquiver with excitement.
My career was off to a great start! My second book... read more... |
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| Gentleman’s Clubs of London |
In London, starting in the Regency Period (1811-1820),
and extending through the Victorian Period (1837-1901), gentleman's
clue enjoyed
their heyday.
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| The Napoleonic Wars |
Europe in the closing years of the eighteenth century
was in a dynamic state. Countries were flexing their muscles, acquiring
new territories, expanding their influence.
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| A Canter-Buried Tale -- bawdy humor
alert |
There once were some writers, the RWA,
The wrote pretty stories, and they hearted their A's.
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| Romance Spam |
Writing a Romance Novel – guaranteed 100% success. Overnight,
you, along with the ambassador from Nigeria who has 5,000,000 USD
to invest, shall be able to hit the...
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