by Annette | Apr 29, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your hero wakes to a strange noise. It’s your heroine. What is she doing: Standing on a ledge outside his apartment window ready to jump? Breaking into his home? Having noisy sex with his neighbor? Drunk and in the wrong apartment? Clumsy...
by Annette | Apr 27, 2012 | Romance Writing
When you were young, did you have a favorite super hero? I was never really into comic books but I did have a few cartoons and television shows that I enjoyed. Wonder Woman was of course a favorite as was Isis. You can actually watch a few of the television...
by Annette | Apr 25, 2012 | Romance Writing
“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them—in order that the reader may see what they are made of.” -Kurt Vonnegut Kurt is right. The more dire the circumstances, the better the story. You want...
by Annette | Apr 23, 2012 | Writing Quote of the Week
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman
by Annette | Apr 22, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine works at an auto body shop. The police raid the shop on a tip that they’re stripping stolen cars. Your heroine argues with one of the officers/detectives. Describe the interaction.
