Creating Your Hero’s Fatal Flaw
Posted on Friday, August 27th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
Morning, RU crew! We’re fortunate to have Laurie Schnebly Campbell join us once again to talk about character development. This time, she’ll tell us why our story hero shouldn’t be perfect and how we can [...]
continue readingAn Interview with Tawny Weber’s Latest Hero
Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
RU Crew, today we’ve snagged a fascinating interview subject, Alex Maddow, the hero in Tawny Weber’s September release RIDING THE WAVES. Alex is here with me on a beautiful beach at the Sea of Cortez [...]
continue readingSize Matters
Posted on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
RU crew, in the past we’ve discussed how men and women interact on the psychological battlefield, but what about the literal one? Author Melinda Leigh is here today to explain how the two sexes stack [...]
continue readingChallenging Couples in Love
Posted on Friday, March 26th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
Challenging couples in love is fun. We get to take two wonderful people who are really just perfect for each other, and make them suffer. If you’re cringing at the very idea, you’re not alone — most of us became romance writers because we believe in happy endings, and we hate to see the people we care about suffering!
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 readingAsk an Editor: How do I make an editor like my characters?
Posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009 by Adrienne Giordano
Dear Theresa,
I finally got a rejection that wasn’t a form letter, but it says the editor didn’t connect with my characters. How am I supposed to revise my manuscript with this comment in mind?
How do [...]
Characterization Through Dialogue
Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2009 by Adrienne Giordano
Today we welcome Cathie Linz to class. Creating dialogue has always been my favorite part of the writing process. I love when characters lose their cool and try to talk their way out of it. [...]
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