by Annette | May 27, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine is at the grave site of her dead husband – a fallen soldier. She looks up to see his best friend standing there. They have history. After feeling a rush of pleasure at seeing him, she wants to run. She never got over him and he’s a soldier...
by Annette | May 25, 2012 | Romance Writing
Happy Friday! It’s Memorial Day Weekend, do you have any plans? I don’t. We might go rock climbing on Sunday, not sure. My kiddos will be enjoying some sun and surf in Florida so hubby and I are on our own. I’m looking forward to the quiet (though...
by Annette | May 23, 2012 | Romance Writing Career, Tools & Resources
Build Book Buzz In this day and age it’s not enough to publish a book – self or otherwise. You have to build an audience and promote your book – assuming you want to sell books. So now that the summer days are long, start incorporating buzz building...
by Annette | May 21, 2012 | Writing Quote of the Week
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it...
by Annette | May 20, 2012 | Romance Writing, Story Starter Sunday
In my new book that’s coming out there is a chapter titled, “Set the Scene.” In this chapter each story starter begins with internal dialogue or narrative. Today’s story starter takes a page from that format. I knew that changing my life...
