Historical Romance Part 2: Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

Welcome to Crafting Your Career! Today, we continue our discussion on the state of historical romance with New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lee Guhrke. Laura’s graciously agreed to give us her take this ever-changing [...]

Historical Romance Part 1: Hot? Not?

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010 by Tracey Devlyn

It’s my great pleasure to welcome Kris Kennedy and her agent Barbara Poelle to Romance University. As many of you know, RU’s highlighting a different romance sub-genre each month, and February’s all about historical. Today, [...]

Contemporary Romance – Hot? Not?

Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 by Kelsey Browning

Welcome to the first of a yearlong series of lectures on different romance fiction sub-genres. One Monday each month, Crafting Your Career will be dedicated to this topic, and today’s post focuses on the contemporary romance. Those of us who’ve been around know sub-genres wax and wane in popularity, so which “w” word applies to contemporaries in the current publishing climate?

Today, New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips and literary agent Laura Bradford are here to share their insights and predictions. Carly and Laura will also check in throughout the day to answer questions.

Ins, 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 [...]

Ask 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 [...]

Writing the Alpha Male

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

Today, I’m dancing a jig at the thought of discussing the kind of men (at least fictional men) many of us like most. That’s right, today’s interview with author Jami Alden is all about the [...]

How Was Your Day?

Posted on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

A little over two years ago when my wife began writing seriously, I had no idea how her choice might change her life, and in turn, mine. Now the simple afternoon question “How Was Your [...]

CYC: Adjusting the Career Course: Changing Genres

Posted on Monday, June 8th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

Today Jessica Barksdale Inclán, author of 12 books, joins us at RU to talk about the challenges and opportunities involved with changing genres. Her most recent book, Intimate Beings, is the second in her paranormal series about a trio of siblings separated during childhood and forced on their own in adulthood to confront their special abilities and find not only each other but their own true loves.

Mondays at Romance University: Crafting Your Career

Posted on Monday, May 11th, 2009 by Kelsey Browning

This week, Adrienne, Tracey and I would like to introduce our readers to the Romance University concept. First, why another blog about writing and romance and the pursuit of publication?
Because we want to give back [...]