Craft of Writing

Part Three: What was I thinking? by Adrienne Giordano

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ February 4, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

Good morning and welcome to week three of “What was I thinking?” In weeks one and two I shared my thoughts on scenes from Man Law and A Just Deception. This week, it’s Michael and [...]

Dark Matters: Cultivating Creative Cruelty in Romance Fiction by Damon Suede

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ February 1, 2012 ⋅ 20 comments

Morning, RU Crew! Today, I’m uber-happy to welcome back a returning Visiting Professor from last fall. Damon Suede is a joy to work with as a guest, and he really looks into the heart and [...]

Part Two: What was I thinking? by Adrienne Giordano

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ January 28, 2012 ⋅ 7 comments

Welcome to week two of “What was I thinking?” Last week I posted an excerpt from Man Law and shared what inspired me to write that scene. This time I’ve chosen a scene from my [...]

Author Melinda Leigh: How a Dog Became More Than a Dog

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ January 27, 2012 ⋅ 34 comments

So you thought you’d read all you need to know about writing, did you? Today, RU rises to the challenge as author MELINDA LEIGH discusses how to give an animal a character arc. Since dogs [...]

NYT Best Selling Author Shannon McKenna: The Making of McKenna Mayhem

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ January 26, 2012 ⋅ 32 comments

Here at Romance University we pride ourselves on providing original content, but every once in awhile something comes along that’s worth repeating. In addition to working with RU, I also moderate Barnes & Noble’s Mystery [...]

Q&A with Weapons Expert ADAM FIRESTONE

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ 41 comments

I first learned about ADAM FIRESTONE’s unique talents from author Shannon McKenna (check back tomorrow, when Shannon will join us). I was so intrigued, I followed up by email. Since then I’ve only become more [...]

Ed Gaffney: Screenwriting vs. Novel Writing

By Becke Martin Davis ⋅ January 23, 2012 ⋅ 77 comments

I first met ED GAFFNEY, briefly, at RWA National in 2009. The next time we met was in 2010, at an Off-Broadway performance of LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES – a family affair for us both, [...]

Part One: What was I thinking? by Adrienne Giordano

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ 12 comments

“What was I thinking?” How many times have we asked ourselves THAT question? Last week, a reader asked me how I came up with an idea for a particular scene in one of my books. [...]

Ask An Editor Theresa Stevens Tackles Line Editing

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ 23 comments

Good morning! We’re excited to introduce the first installment of our new Line Editing series, where publisher Theresa Stevens and editor Gina Bernal take turns editing the first two pages of a reader-submitted manuscript. First [...]

How “Once Upon a Time” Can Lead to a Happy Ending for Your Manuscript, by Teresa Medeiros

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ 35 comments

Good morning, RU! It is my great pleasure to introduce one of my all-time favorite authors Teresa Medeiros. Even though Teresa’s favorite pastime is playing with her cats (and new puppy!) and eating cupcakes, that’s [...]