05 April 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Romance Writing Habit – 50 Weeks of Change # 32 Ask Questions

  One of the things I discovered at an early age is that people love to talk about themselves. I’m not excluded from this, either. I enjoy sharing information that I know and talking about things that excite me. As a writer the people in your life, the people that you meet on the street [...]

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08 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Writing Romance 101 – Plotters Vs Pantsers

By Kimber Chin   There are two main schools of romance writing.   There are those writers that outline or plot the entire book before sitting down to write. There are very detailed plotters. They sketch out everything from character builds to action points. They knew exactly where the book is going.   At the [...]

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08 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

The History Of The Harlequin Romance Novel

By Samantha Kay   Romance novels have long been associated with a guilty pleasure – covertly enjoyed by women who hide behind their sunglasses on the beach or under the covers on a lazy weekend afternoon. Novels such as these glorify the fantasy of falling in love – elevating the “knight in shining armor” to [...]

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30 July 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Writing Romance 101 – Avoiding The Too Stupid To Live (TSTL) Heroine

By Kimber Chin Your heroine hears a strange noise in the basement, a noise that doesn’t belong there.  She is alone.  Clasping only a flashlight and a baseball bat, she creeps downstairs to confront the villain, deliberately putting herself in danger. This may work in horror films.  It doesn’t in romance.  This bra and panty [...]

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30 July 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Writing Romance 101 – Plotters Vs Pantsers

By Kimber Chin There are two main schools of romance writing. There are those writers that outline or plot the entire book before sitting down to write. There are very detailed plotters. They sketch out everything from character builds to action points. They knew exactly where the book is going. At the other side of [...]

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