Subtext: Adding Hidden Layers to Your Story
Posted on Friday, December 25th, 2009 by Tracey Devlyn
Merry Christmas, everyone! For diehard RU readers, I’ve put together a short article on subtext. I became aware of this term only a few weeks ago while listening to a workshop presented by New York [...]
continue readingWriting the Alpha Male
Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Today, I’m dancing a jig at the thought of discussing the kind of men (at least fictional men) many of us like most. That’s right, today’s interview with author Jami Alden is all about the [...]
continue readingNew York Times Writing and the EDITS System
Posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
The EDITS System is the ultimate SHOW DON’T TELL power tool. Writers use the EDITS SYSTEM to analyze scene components. It shows writers what they have on each page. It shows writers where to add power. It shows writers what’s working, what’s not working, and what’s missing.
continue readingWhat Makes a Great Blaze Hero: The Four S’s
Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Harlequin Blaze heroes are like the guys I know, just ramped up (and pumped up) for fictional purposes. So what makes a Blaze hero? I’ve come up with the Four S’s.
continue readingBad Boys: What’cha Gonna Do?
Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Let’s admit it. We all love them even though we know we probably shouldn’t. Some women date them. And some women even marry them. Bad boys are to women what a 12-point buck is to a novice hunter: a trophy we’re dying to bag even though we don’t have a clue what to do with it once we get it home. Psychotherapist Dr. Debra Holland is here to tell us whether or not women should hunt the elusive bad boy or just admire him through the trees.
continue readingHistory-making Heroes
Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
I don’t write historical romances, but I heard Eliza Knight’s name again and again even before I “met” her by taking her Sensual Novella class a few months back. And what I heard was she’s [...]
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