Ask An Editor: Positioning Your Book

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 [...]

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Voice vs. Style

Voice 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 [...]

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Wandering body parts, oh my!

Wandering 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 [...]

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Weekly Lecture Schedule for July 12-16: Writer’s Discipline, Men’s Fantasies, Jeannie Ruesch & Theresa Stevens

Weekly 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 [...]

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CTW: The Darker Side of Paranormal by Alexandra Sokoloff

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 [...]

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CTW: His Personality Ladder by Laurie Schnebly Campbell

CTW: 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, [...]

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Understanding Men

Understanding 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, [...]

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Ask An Editor: Synopsis vs. Outline

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.

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AMM: Why We Love (and Resent) Alpha Males

AMM: 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 [...]

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Ask An Editor: Structuring an Overheard Phone Conversation

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 [...]

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