Editor

Wandering body parts, oh my!

By AdrienneGiordano ⋅ July 16, 2010 ⋅ 17 comments

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 [...]

Paranormal Romance – Hot? Not?

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ July 9, 2010 ⋅ 47 comments

Many of our readers have faithfully followed the first half of our yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. Today, we’re excited to talk about a sub-genre that has seen an explosion of [...]

Ask An Editor: Synopsis vs. Outline

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ June 18, 2010 ⋅ 14 comments

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.

Ask An Editor: Structuring an Overheard Phone Conversation

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ May 21, 2010 ⋅ 53 comments

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 [...]

Multi-Cultural Romance Sub-genre: Hot? Not?

By Tracey Devlyn ⋅ May 17, 2010 ⋅ 38 comments

Good morning and welcome to Crafting Your Career! Today, we continue our yearlong look into the various romance sub-genres by spotlighting multi-cultural romance. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author L.A. Banks and Executive [...]

Ask An Editor: Verb Tense

By Kelsey Browning ⋅ April 16, 2010 ⋅ 70 comments

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.