Tarnished Saints By Eizabeth Rose Hi Kate, and thanks for having me as your guest today. I’m happy to announce the release of my new book – Teaching Philip – Book 8 of my Tarnished Saints Series. When I started this crazy-woman’s journey of writing a 12 book series, I had no idea just how…
Category: Guest Bloggers
Interview with Karen Mueller Bryson
What is one of your favorite things about writing? I generally write stories to entertain myself. I write the stories I want to read most. When you’re writing, who is more in control, you or your characters? When I first create my characters I tend to be the one in charge, but generally as…
Guest Blogger: Beverley Oakley – Finding Inspiration in Victorian London’s Underworld
Finding Inspiration in Victorian London’s Underworld By Beverley Oakley When I was eighteen years old I stumbled upon an amazing book called London’s Underworld, a comprehensive report on the ‘detritus’ of society compiled by nineteenth century journalist Henry Mayhew. The world of pain, vice and so-called ‘moral depravity’ Mayhew describes was no doubt…
Interview with Ana Raine
What is one of your favorite things about writing? One of my favorite things about writing is that you can do it pretty much anywhere, whenever the mood strikes you. One of the difficult things is when you know you have to finish at least ten more pages, but you’re too exhausted to continue. …
Interview with Margo Diamond
When you’re brainstorming for a new story, what usually comes first for you, the plot or the characters? Most of my stories are inspired by a plot premise or external concept. Because of my years working as a journalist, I am accustomed to being given a topic and then finding a story hook or angle…
Guest Blogger: Meredith Bond – Can historical romance and paranormal romance co-exist in one book?
What do you think: Can historical romance and paranormal romance co-exist in one book? I love historical romance. I’ve read it since I was 16 and I’ve written Regency romance for many (many) years. I love the costumes, the manners, playing with the concept of a closed society (which the British aristocracy certainly was, and…
Guest Blogger: Rebecca Rivard, author of the Fada Shapeshifter Series, on SEX AND SHAPESHIFTERS
I approach writing sex in the same way as I would a splashy sunset or a dark and luscious chocolate cake. I work to put you, the reader, in the scene. I want you to feel it. What doesn’t work is a mechanical description—inserting part A into slot B. No, I’m trying to turn you…
Guest Blogger: Ann Jacobs – What’s the Difference between Sweet, Sensual, and Erotic Romances?
How do you differentiate between sweet, sensual, and erotic romance? Recently, I noticed an app that supposedly can clean up an ebook of language a reader may find unacceptable, not that I’ve downloaded or tried it. I wish, as a writer, that someone would clearly define the elements that make a book one or the…