How does an author build the story world and the series-long story arcs that make a series one you want to hang on to until the end? What are the types of series? And why is every author writing them, these days? Why do authors stop writing series? By reader request, this week we’ll look at some of the […]
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I have been a shift leader at a Starbucks store, and I’ve trained baristas. I’ve learned how to “taste” coffee, and I figured I was pretty knowledgeable about coffee. We buy organic, free trade beans, grind them ourselves as we need them, and never put them in the freezer. Plus, we only buy the coffee a
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Lois Winston is a USA Today best selling romance and mystery author. What is even more interesting (I think) is that she is a former editor of a craft magazine. Apart from writing novels, Lois’ blog also features crafts and recipes. As you may have picked up by now, I’m a crafter myself. My favourites
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This is a perennial argument discussion in romance circles and the debate may never end, but let’s try to nail it down a bit better tomorrow. Do you like your books short? Or long? Or don’t care? How do you find romance novels these days? Too long? Too short? Did you know there are hidden factors
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It’s pretty common and far easier to think of the “Victorian Era” as one unchanging snapshot in time, where the women wore pretty things and the men were all gentlemen and lords. The Victorian era, though, lasted 64 years, from 20 June, 1837 until Queen Victoria’s death on 22 January, 1901. In that time, the world
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Hunting the Kobra came out last week, and I’m a little stunned at the reaction, which has been amazing: #69 in the Espionage Thrillers Hot New Releases. 4.9 Star review rating 54 reviews across all sites and booksellers. As it’s the first book in the series, I was nervous going into the release — one
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If you’ve read even a little King Arthur fiction, then you’ve probably noticed that every second companion and lord in King Arthur’s court is a king. Yet they’re all bending the knee for Arthur…who is also a king. So how does that work? Is it just more of the messy half-truths that got stuffed into
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I hesitated to write this post. On the one hand, Valentine’s Day is the epitome of marketing perfection. It wouldn’t be a day, if a bunch of marketers hadn’t pushed it in the first place, and marketers ever since haven’t leapt on it as the perfect excuse to push everything from card and roses to socks.
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New Kiss Across Time Book! More Time Kissed Moments is now available for pre-order everywhere! This is book 8.1 in the vampire menage time travel urban fantasy series (yes, really), Kiss Across Time. So today is both the cover reveal and the heads-up that it’s out. Where is Rafael? Rafael is missing, with not a trace
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Science Fiction Romance and Fantasy Romance giveaway Don’t let the cover image fool you — there are SFR novels in this giveaway, including mine. As usual, I’ll give you a heads-up just before the giveaway ends, as well, but remember that some authors are in the habit of pulling their books well before the
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