Hooking an editor
Developing Your Pitch – Part Two
Does the idea of pitching to an agent/editor send your pulse rate into orbit and make your palms sweat? Diane Holmes from Pitch U, this week’s semi-permanent houseguest, is back to crit your pitches and give us some [...]
From Pitch to Query
Diane Holmes from Pitch University joins us again! On Wednesday, we posted Taylor’s pitches for her book, The Warrior Groom. As an extra bonus to our pitch workshop, we’ll take a look at Taylor’s query letter. Thank [...]
Developing Your Pitch – Part One
We’re ecstatic to have Diane Holmes with Pitch University as our guest today! Diane’s been working with all of the entrants who were brave enough to submit their story summaries two weeks ago. Taylor Lunsford’s entry was [...]
Ask An Editor: Understanding Submission Guidelines
Welcome to Theresa Stevens’s monthly Ask an Editor blog! Theresa has some more great tips this month on how to work with submission guidelines. Welcome, Theresa! This month, we’re taking a question from the mailbag. [...]
Inspirational Romance – Hot? Not?
RU Crew, we’re not done with our romance sub-genre series yet so be sure to check back in November for Chick Lit/Upmarket and December for Women’s Fiction with Romantic Elements. Today, we’re delighted to host [...]
Writing for a Small Print Publisher
When some writers pursue publication, they only consider the large New York publishing houses. But the great news is that in addition to the “big boys,” the publishing world is home to a number of [...]
Paranormal Romance – Hot? Not?
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 [...]
To Build or Not to Build—The Platform Dilemma for the Unpublished
Today, I’m dancing a jig over both our topic and our visiting professor. Ann Charles is not only a talented author, she’s also an astute businesswoman. We’re fortunate to have her visit RU to talk about [...]
How To Be An Excellent Hooker
Good morning and welcome to Crafting Your Career. Unfortunately, C.J. Redwine could not be with us today for Query Writing 101. Due to the volume of new readers who may not have seen C.J.’s first post with us, [...]
Erotic Romance Sub-genre: Hot? Not?
Welcome to another fantastic installment of RU’s yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. Today’s post focuses on the erotic romance. Read on for author Eden Bradley’s insights and predictions on the erotic [...]
RU Faculty Blog Highlight
Carrie Spencer, writing romantic comedy and goofy middle-grade, personifies her alter-ego - Smart Ass Romance. Innovative story lines, laugh out loud humor and witty posts separate this Smart Ass from the rest of the mule pack.
