Inspiration – Vegas Style I have always said that one can get their inspiration and ideas from anywhere. And it’s true, I can look out my window in New Mexico and think of ideas as well as inspiration from the wildlife just outside my home. But growing up in the Las Vegas area, I can…
Tag: Romance
Interview with Elizabeth Harmon
What is one of your favorite things about writing? Reading the third draft and doing the final revisions. By then, the story and character elements are in place, and it’s time to refine the language, layer in emotion, play with symbolism, motif, all the fun stuff that finally transforms the manuscript into the book I’d…
Character Interview with Lord Dal from The Windmaster Novels
Character Interview with Lord Dal from The Windmaster Novels Where are you from? My kin is Clan Daimh. Ours may not be the largest of the clans, but our people have ruled our homeland in the Mt’wan Mountains since the time before telling. Royal blood as well as that of warriors flows in our veins….
Interview with Dorothy Callahan
Are you a plotter or a pantser? It’s funny, but over the years I’ve realized that I can’t be as devout a pantser as I used to be without knowing a bit more about the characters. I find myself choosing a character, then immediately I have to know who the worst potential match for this…
Character Interview with Aleksandra Lekarski
Where are you from? My parents ran from Poland during the Galician Slaughter, but I was born in Vienna, and my family emigrated to the United States when I was just an infant. We ended up trapping in the wilderness of Utah Territory, where I live now. What is your job? I ride the Pony…
Release Day Blitz: Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones
Book Title: Surrender Author: Lisa Renee Jones Genre: Romantic Suspense Release Date: January 9, 2017 Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions He saved me. He tempted me. He helped me find my strength and taught me how to live again. But my past is threatening our future. Could this be our end? New York…
Guest Post: Behind the scenes, by Mary Martinez
Behind the scenes of what? My characters’ lives. My characters are my friends, I know them. I have walked the streets of their neighborhoods. My stories are set not in my own neighborhood or even state. They are set in places I’ve visited and loved. Most the time though, just visiting doesn’t mean you know…
Interview with Joni Sauer-Folger
When you’re brainstorming for a new story, what usually comes first for you, the plot or the characters? It’s usually a full-blown scene—dialogue included—playing over and over in my head. It may not happen until the middle of the book, but gives me the kernel of a story that grows from there. Are you a…