Romance Writing

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Weekly Lecture Schedule for May 21st – 25th, 2012

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ May 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Romance University  Weekly Lecture Schedule for May 21 – May 25, 2012  http://www.RomanceUniversity.org Take a front row seat for this week’s fabulous lectures. Blogger and writer Ollin Morales starts off the week with a discussion [...]

Converting Backstory into Character with Theresa Stevens, Editor

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ May 18, 2012 ⋅ 32 comments

Theresa Stevens joins RU once again (yay!) to lead us through the process of character development. Fire up your printers RU writers, this one is a keeper! I recently led a friend of mine through [...]

Weekly Lecture Schedule for May 14 – 18, 2012

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ May 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Romance University  Weekly Lecture Schedule for May 14 – May 18, 2012  http://www.RomanceUniversity.org Let’s face it, RU Crew, it’s May, which means the weather is getting hotter. Good news is RU’s schedule will help you [...]

5 Tips for Writing a Compelling Book Blurb by Amy Wilkins

By Robin Covington ⋅ November 23, 2011 ⋅ 17 comments

I met Amy Wilkins, Assistant Manager of Digital Content and Social Media at Harlequin, at RWA Nationals in NYC at the Harlequin Pajama party wearing my cool “Nick & Nora” Elephant PJ’s and right before [...]

In His Shoes: Race and Gender in Romance by Wayne Jordan

By Robin Covington ⋅ September 2, 2011 ⋅ 68 comments

What’s it like to be a man writing romance? What’s it like to be a black man writing romance in a predominantly Caucasian and female romance industry? We are thrilled to have Wayne Jordan here [...]

The Kid in You: The Untapped Resource in All of Us by Kieran Kramer

By Robin Covington ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 50 comments

Kieran Kramer writes funny, smart, sexy historical books that make you smile and swoon from beginning to end. When you meet Kieran you understand why she has so much joy and laughter in her books – [...]

The Devil is in the Details – Laura Griffin

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ August 18, 2011 ⋅ 35 comments

Laura Griffin is a new-to-me author, but I can tell you I’ve ordered most of her backlist. If you love romantic suspense, Laura’s books will keep you up nights. =) In a good way. Don’t [...]

Mills and Boon Launches the 2011 New Voices Contest!

By Robin Covington ⋅ July 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment

On September 13th 2011 Mills & Boon launches their second global search for fresh writing talent to their galaxy of romantic fiction stars. A celebration of romantic fiction and romance, New Voices will put [...]

Series Business – Three Types of Series by Misty Evans

By Jennifer Tanner ⋅ July 11, 2011 ⋅ 19 comments

Have you ever reached the last page of a book and felt a bit bereft because you wanted to read more about a favorite character or storyline? We’re happy to welcome author Misty Evans to the RU [...]

Interview with Debut Author Adrienne Giordano

By Carrie Spencer ⋅ July 8, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

Woohoo! Today we get to chat with Adrienne Giordano, one of the founding fathers…er..mothers? of Romance University. Her new book Man Law was released on July 4. Join us as we find out allllll about [...]

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