What’s in a Name? Terry Odell Naming characters has always been a problem for me. I seem to fall into ruts, using the same names over and over. In fact, in my book, What’s in a Name?, I named three characters “Hank” and the editor never caught it. It wasn’t until I got the rights […]
Dealing Death and Demons and Star-Crossed Lovers Tina Whittle It’s one of my favorite pieces of writerly advice: Raymond Chandler’s observation that when things slow down, bring in a man with a gun. Which is not surprising. It’s an iconic image, a man with a weapon, layered with all kinds of subtle and not-so-subtle signals. […]
Our May contest runs from May 4th through the 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting an article, and there are more prizes to […]
Our May contest runs from May 4th through the 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting an article, and there are more prizes to […]
Booklover’s Bench authors welcome this week’s guest, Fiona Quinn. Be sure to read the entire post to find out how to win a copy of her newest book, Weakest Lynx. I like Mary Sue – Don’t You? I am getting ready to visit Richmond, Virginia for RavenCon where I’ve been invited to sit on the […]
This week, Booklover’s Bench welcomes new member, author Karla Brandenburg, to our “Let’s Talk” feature. Karla is the author of seven contemporary romances, a card-carrying cookie-holic, and enjoys baking and travel. Welcome, Karla! How do you choose your next book to read? There are certain times of the year when I read more than […]
Nancy J. Cohen Readers often want to know if writers use personal experiences in their stories. “All the time,” I answer them. Anything that happens to us becomes fodder for a novel. We could be inspired by a character we meet or by a situation that happens to us. In Hanging by a Hair, Marla […]
Our April contest runs from April 4th through the 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting an article, and there are more prizes to […]
By Maggie Toussaint The movie Galaxy Quest starring Tim Allen made me laugh, but it also reminded me of how much I enjoy science fiction. I grew up with Star Trek and Star Wars being household names, and their galactic exploits lighting a creative fire in my imagination. I was absolutely transfixed with the creativity […]
I’m thrilled to be able to offer my five contemporary romance shorts in a single volume. Each of these stories was previously published individually by The Wild Rose Press, but now, you can have them all at once in a new book (novella length), called Second Chance Rose and Other Stories. Whether it’s first love, […]
