Prologues have gotten a bad rap. Busy editors and harried readers think, “Just tell me the story, already. Don’t waste my time with a prologue that has nothing to do with the rest of the book.” But a prologue is a great place to set character motivation in motion that…
Welcome, HEALTHER HIESTAND/ANH LEOD! We’re so happy you’re here today, and congratulations on your new release Christmas A Go-Go! The Publishing Journey that lead to Christmas a Go-Go Thank you Liz for hosting me today! Back when I was a wanna-be commercial fiction author I found my biggest inspiration when…
The New York Times says romance novels are the fastest selling genre of ebooks to date and several retailers and publishers are scrambling to get in on the future of publishing…which is here now. Read the Dec. 8 article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/books/09romance.html?_r=1 The foundations of the article are exciting. Increased sales…
Welcome, Cate, and tell us a little about yourself. Thanks so much for having me today, Liz! Here’s a brief bio: Cate Masters has made beautiful central Pennsylvania her home for the past 20 years, but she’ll always be a Jersey girl at heart. A lover of all great writing,…
I’m the guest today at two blogs. Come visit and comment! Long and Short Reviews www.lasrguest.blogspot.com Cate Masters www.catemasters.blogspot.com Liz
Welcome, CORRINA, and tell us a little about yourself. Thanks so much for hosting me, Liz! Well, the first thing people tend to know about me is that I’m a certified geek. I grew up reading science fiction and comic books and all kinds of history novels. English history was something of particular…
Welcome, CLAIRE, and tell us a little about yourself. Hi everybody, I’m Claire and it’s nice to be here – thank you, Liz, for having me. I’m published in contemporary romance through The Wild Rose Press, and in 2011, I’m breaking into the Paranormal Romance subgenre, with the first in…
I write because I love words. I appreciate talking with words, but the letters, shapes, meanings, history, and power of words have always fascinated me. Games such as Scrabble, word search puzzles, and old fashioned Hang Man really turn me on. In fact, if a suitor wants something special out…
Welcome, BETH, and tell us a little about yourself. Greetings all, and thanks for having me Liz. I’m a Virginia author of historical and light paranormal romance with the Wild Rose Press. I also write creative non-fiction pieces about rural life. The beauty of the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains…
MESSAGE TO LOVE is set during the spring of 1898 just before the start of the Spanish American War in Cuba. This is a fascinating period in Victorian America and the politics, practices and petticoats of the turn-of-the-century were being fashioned in new ways that reflected the changing attitudes. There aren’t…
