Weapons expert and literary consultant Adam Firestone recently gave a workshop hosted by the Ohio Valley RWA chapter. I picked Adam’s brain about a topic that interested many writers at the workshop. Adam Firestone takes questions at the OVRWA… Read More »How to Choreograph Direct Action Scenes
Rhino skin. We’ve all been told we need it, we’ve all tried to grow a layer of it over our fragile egos. Nicole Flockton shares with us some ideas on how to toughen your own. How do… Read More »Building Your Thick Outer Skin with Nicole Flockton
What is it about a synopsis that makes most writers panic? Author Rachael Thomas outlines the basic elements of a synopsis and shares tips on her approach. When I began my writing journey the word… Read More »Tackling the Synopsis by Rachael Thomas
Good morning and welcome to Anatomy of the Male Mind. Big doings today. We at Romance University are daring to go where we’ve never gone before. Yes, we will be discussing the man hug. Scary,… Read More »Anatomy of the Male Mind: The Shug
You read just one of Virginia Kantra’s books and you know that she is a master in the craft of writing. After I spilled water all over her at RWA Nationals last year (Sorry, Virginia!),… Read More »Who’s On First? The Basics of POV with Virginia Kantra
Help me welcome Ruth Kaufman who has done a very unique thing with her soon-to-be-published book. Read on and find out what she’s done! The research required to write a believable historical in any period can be… Read More »Writing the Inspirational Historical: How Much is Too Much – Ruth Kaufman