Ask An Editor: Positioning Your Book
Posted on Friday, August 20th, 2010 by Adrienne Giordano
This month, we’re looking at a question that comes up frequently in the mailbag, though it takes many varied forms. The upshot: a writer is sitting on a completed manuscript. It belongs in a genre [...]
continue readingVoice vs. Style
Posted on Friday, August 13th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Good morning and welcome to Chaos Theory of Writing! It’s my great pleasure to welcome RITA and Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement award winner Jennifer Greene. I first heard Jennifer’s workshop on voice and style a [...]
continue readingWandering body parts, oh my!
Posted on Friday, July 16th, 2010 by Adrienne Giordano
Hi, I’m a romance author with my debut ready to go out sometime this year. However, the date has been pushed back because of my bad grammar. My publisher wants me to fix certain things [...]
continue readingWeekly Lecture Schedule for July 12-16: Writer’s Discipline, Men’s Fantasies, Jeannie Ruesch & Theresa Stevens
Posted on Sunday, July 11th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Hello, everyone!
Join Romance University this week as we cover the gamut from refocusing on your writing, whether men fantasize about other women, connecting with readers via your website and grounding those flying body parts!
Mon 7/12 [...]
CTW: The Darker Side of Paranormal by Alexandra Sokoloff
Posted on Friday, July 2nd, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Good morning and welcome Chaos Theory of Writing! Today, I’m excited to introduce supernatural thriller author Alexandra Sokoloff to the RU Crew. I first heard of Alex through a friend who used her Screenwriting Tricks [...]
continue readingCTW: His Personality Ladder by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Posted on Friday, June 25th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Good morning and welcome to Chaos Theory of Writing! Today, our dear friend Laurie Schnebly Campbell joins us to discuss the hero’s arc via the personality ladder. Laurie has a lot of ground to cover, [...]
continue readingUnderstanding Men
Posted on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
We’re delighted to have psychotherapist Dr. Debra Holland join us once again. Last year, she briefed us on the ever-intriguing bad boy. Today, she’s here to talk with about making the impossible possible: Understanding Men.
Welcome, [...]
Ask An Editor: Synopsis vs. Outline
Posted on Friday, June 18th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning
But we’ve noticed a few trends in the questions. People ask about many of the same issues, and many of those issues center on how to build effective sentences. So now we’re going to alternate questions with these common topics of concern. Don’t worry! This won’t be your junior high English class! And nothing could prove that point better than a quick examination of verb tenses. What you were taught in school isn’t precisely what you need to know as a fiction writer. Let’s examine some of those differences within the five major tenses.
continue readingAMM: Why We Love (and Resent) Alpha Males
Posted on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Good morning and welcome to Anatomy of the Male Mind. Today, Laurie Schnebly Campbell joins us to dissect Alpha Males. Sound like fun? I thought so too!
Here’s Laurie!
Alpha males sell books.
No matter what else they [...]
Ask An Editor: Structuring an Overheard Phone Conversation
Posted on Friday, May 21st, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn
Dear Theresa:
This might not be earth shattering enough to be posted – BUT – I’d really appreciate an answer on this one – as this type of scene is in two different spots in my [...]
