I was fortunate to read an early copy of The Promise of Forgiveness by Marin Thomas. It's full of heart, family, and the promise of second chances. It's her first work of women's fiction but not her first book. Not by a long shot! Marin has written (sit down now) over 35 romances. When she approached something new, she wanted a special setting. She wanted it to be different from what readers were … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Man Oh Man! How Author Marin Thomas Created A Setting For Her Novel
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Guest Post: Persistence On The Road To Publication by Author Phoebe Fox
Nothing fills my writer's soul than hearing other author's road to publication. Or their road to not being published yet. It reminds me that while writing is something we do on our own, our experiences are shared. One for all and all for one. Today, Phoebe Fox shares her journey to publication with us. She uses words like REJECTION and PERSISTENCE. Words every writer can relate to. Please … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Persistence On The Road To Publication by Author Phoebe Fox
Guest Post: Do Readers Cross The Romance/Women’s Fiction Line? By Laura Drake
What do my readers want from me? In today's publishing climate, we're often afraid to give something new a try, afraid of losing our readers, our followers, our mojo even. Sometimes our publishers are afraid as well, using the word "brand" to help us shape our new books. Staying within genre makes sense, but it's not always possible. Especially when we have a story we want to tell that falls … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Do Readers Cross The Romance/Women’s Fiction Line? By Laura Drake
Guest Post: No Mystery At All: NYT Bestselling Mystery Author Juliet Blackwell Writes Great Women’s Fiction
Do we choose what we write? Or does what we write, choose us? It's kind of like how many licks it takes to get to the middle of a Tootsie Pop. The world may never know. But we do know, that as writers, we think about genre and the kind of story we want to tell. What if that changes? Do you dare genre hop in this publishing climate, make new writer friends, join new groups, learn the new … [Read more...] about Guest Post: No Mystery At All: NYT Bestselling Mystery Author Juliet Blackwell Writes Great Women’s Fiction