Author Archives: Melinda
Coming in at #6 in the top 100 romances is Laura Kinsale’s Flowers from the Storm. I have to admit that I liked the hero from page 1. The heroine (a Quaker) took a little longer to bond with. So … Continue reading
I’m skipping to #8 because I can’t find #5-7 in the local store and it’s the holidays – forgot to add them to my Amazon order (eesh!). What can we learn from Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me? She … Continue reading
If there’s one thing you can bank on in the top 100 romance list, it’s solid writing. And if there’s one thing you can bank on in romance, it’s that Lisa Kleypas always delivers (she made up 10% of the … Continue reading
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, 1995, Avon Historical Romance. This book has topped the charts for many years. And I can see why. It’s a fabulous read! Lot’s of conflict (almost exhaustingly too much at the end – you’ll … Continue reading
Spent 5 days in Colorado working with writing maven, Margie Lawson, on my latest proposal: Kat Braddock Rides Again. This fun 1st person story is like a Janet Evonovich/Stephanie Plum book only without a dead body. My heroine, Kat Braddock, … Continue reading
One of my favorite people in the world, Margie Lawson, is offering the opportunity to win a free online writing course: Want to support breast cancer research and enjoy a spine-tingling read? Buy Entangled! This ebook, a paranormal anthology, is … Continue reading
A writing career is kind of like juggling basketballs. You can toss a few into the air, but when they come down it takes a lot of effort to toss them back out there. You have to be alert (e.g., … Continue reading
Just got back from the Romance Writer’s of America annual conference (this year in NYC where my Starbuck’s coffee was $5, not $3.75 – youch!). Here are 4 sure ways to re-energize your writer’s muse while attending 3 days of … Continue reading
So I attended a mind bending workshop by Margie Lawson recently which essentially showed me and others how to improve the emotional impact of our writing. At first it was stifling – the words wouldn’t come even for a basic … Continue reading
So I’ve been researching and working on getting Amber Rules self-published and there must have been a trace of traditional pubbed blood residue on the work, because instead of just jumping in with both feet to e-pub I had to … Continue reading
