Romance University
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 [...]
Sara Megibow Sells Romance – Who is a “good” literary agent?
Sara is back and she is tackling another sticky issue – what does it mean to be a good literary agent? Now, we’ve e all been involved in those conversations about response times, rejection letters, [...]
The Flame and the Flower – How Kathleen Woodiwiss Changed the World of Romance Writing
I’ve always been a prolific reader. Since I was a small child armed with Dick and Jane books, the phrase Get Your Nose Out of That Book! Has echoed around our house. When I went [...]
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 [...]
Monica Burns: The Scoop on Rock*It Reads
Rock*It Reads is a new concept that’s getting a lot of buzz – even USA Today is talking about it. Today’s Visiting Professor, author Monica Burns, is here to tell us all about Rock*It Reads [...]
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, [...]
Listen Up! Romance Audio Books Increase Author Profits with Jennifer Fedderson
We are living in the beauitful age of options and authors have a mind-blogging buffet before them. Today we have Jennifer Fedderson of AudioLark Audio Books to tell you more about your options in the [...]
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)
