Writing Hot Love Scenes
Posted on Friday, February 12th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
Today, we’re thrilled to have Nicole North join us to talk about a subject dear (okay, VERY dear) to my heart—writing hotter-than-August-in-Hades love scenes.
continue readingAsk An Editor: Problem With Tense?
Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
This month, for something different, we’re going to examine a paragraph sent in by a reader. She recently received some feedback which complained about the verb tenses in this paragraph.
Her dark gaze darted from [...]
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 readingResearching Historical Fiction: Make it Fun by Jessica James
Posted on Friday, December 4th, 2009 by Tracey Devlyn
Welcome to Chaos Theory of Writing! Historical author Jessica James is going to talk to us today about one of my favorite topics – research. I love it. There’s something thrilling about digging deep into [...]
continue readingIns, Outs, Ups & Downs of Writing Contests
Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Today, we’re delighted to have Donnell Bell with us. She, along with many other volunteers, contributes countless hours to ensure the success of the Kiss of Death chapter’s Daphne contest each year. Without people like [...]
continue readingAsk an Editor: Passive and Literary Writing
Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Theresa:
Your last column on writing actively brought up a question I’ve had for quite some time on passive voice writing. In commercial genre fiction (romance, mystery, etc), the practice of writing in an active voice [...]
Wrong Turn onto Passive Lane
Posted on Friday, November 20th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning
Good morning, RU crew! Have you ever accidently turned the wrong way down a one-way street? My husband and I made this mistake in a small French town a few years ago, and guess what [...]
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 readingStory Is Story, Right? Novels Versus Scripts
Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009 by Tracey Devlyn
Good morning, everyone! Today, scriptwriter Cindy Carroll explains the difference between writing a novel and script. I found the differences fascinating and hope you will too. Cindy lists an amazing assortment of her favorite scriptwriting books on her [...]
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.
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