Craft of Writing
What Charlie Chaplin Can Teach You About Writing a Great Love Story with Ollin Morales
We’re pleased to welcome writer and blogger extraodinaire Ollin Morales to the RU campus! We met Ollin through the WriteToDone Top Ten Blogs for Writers contest. His blog, Courage 2 Create, and RU were among the top ten [...]
Converting Backstory into Character with Theresa Stevens, Editor
Theresa Stevens joins RU once again (yay!) to lead us through the process of character development. Fire up your printers RU writers, this one is a keeper! I recently led a friend of mine through [...]
Editor Gina Bernal Tackles Line Editing
Good morning! Welcome to another installment of our Line Editing series, where editors Gina Bernal and Theresa Stevens edit the first two pages of a reader-submitted manuscript. Today, Gina determines if this scene starts in the right [...]
C.J. Redwine’s Monthly Column
C.J. Redwine is back to critique a reader submitted query. Let’s get right to it! Dear Ms. “Editor”, Marc’s Rock is a finished, 70K word, Mystery Romance. Take out the commas and use lower case [...]
Amy Atwell: Chaos? Tame It So You Can Write.
Does framing out a story make you feel like a lion tamer more than a writer? Visiting Professor Amy Atwell cracks the whip on structural chaos in today’s post. Hi all—it is always a pleasure [...]
How to Choreograph Direct Action Scenes
Weapons expert and literary consultant Adam Firestone recently gave a workshop hosted by the Ohio Valley RWA chapter. I picked Adam’s brain about a topic that interested many writers at the workshop. Romance University: At [...]
The Beauty is in the Details, by Sherry Thomas
Good morning, RU!! I have a special treat for you today. I’m so pleased to have author Sherry Thomas join us. The first time I heard about Sherry was at an RWA conference a few [...]
Ask An Editor: Theresa Stevens’ Line Editing Series
This month we continue our line editing series with editor THERESA STEVENS. Welcome back, Theresa! This month we continue our line editing series with an entry that gives us a chance to talk about content editing [...]
Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry- Stretching emotions in category romance by Louisa George
Good morning. Part of what I love about reading is connecting with the characters. I love it when I can laugh (and cry) with them. Author Louisa George is here to offer some tips on [...]
Humanity, Cheating and the Writer’s Gift with Harper Fox
Harper Fox is one of my favorite authors and a huge influence for me and my work – excuse me while I have a fangirl moment. I first experienced her work in an amazing book entitled, [...]
RU Faculty Blog Highlight Kelsey
Kelsey's serving up bite-sized morsels for your noggin on her new Brain Candy blog. Stop by for tidbits like:
- Snickers (funny bone ticklers)
- Yum Yums (tasty food)
- Red Hot Reads (fab books)
- Smarties (life tips)
- Jolly Ranchers (all about Texas)
