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Ravensmuir
One of my favourite parts of beginning a new series is creating the setting. For medieval romances, this often means designing a castle. I frequently choose the physical location for the books, look at surviving buildings in that vicinity from the appropriate era, then “build my own” castle as a setting for the books. This…
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Terrible News
Fatin Soufan runs a blog called Romance Reader at Heart. (RR@H Novelthoughts blog is right here.) She’s a real sweetie, one of those fixtures of the writing community and just such a nice lady that it breaks my heart to share this news with you. Fatin’s husband was shot and killed earlier this month. This…
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Waiting
Having another one of those times when things are busy behind the scenes and I’ve nothing to show you yet. The blog tour for FLYING BLIND is mostly booked, but the page listing all the events is still in process. I should have a nice link for you soon. The new cover for THE ROGUE…
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Happy Family Day
Happy Family Day, everyone. This is a newer holiday for us, but I’m good with a holiday weekend in February – no matter what the reason! Here’s hoping you have a great day, whether your Monday is a holiday or not. Crazy-busy week upcoming for me, so it may be quiet here at the blog.…
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Unreliable Narrators
The use of unreliable narrators is a storytelling technique found more often in other genres than in romance. The idea is that the person telling the story doesn’t tell the reader everything – the protagonist either lies outright or lies by omission. This is a breach of the fundamental and implied trust between reader and…
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