Archive for August, 2006
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Haven*t you always loved that new car smell? Well, what about a new book smell. Isn*t it great. Picture it. You wait anxiously for that box from Amazon or B&N in the mail and when you get it, you rip that box open, throw that filler paper on the floor, and wham - new books! [...]
WHY do they do that?
We’ve talked about weaknesses, now how about strengths.I’m all about my characters. My plot, descriptions, etc, all of it is just a way to showcase the people involved. My plots sometimes wobble because I don’t care WHAT is happening, I care WHY.
Despite that, characterisation is my strength because I get to know them so well. [...]
To Crit or Not to Crit?
Don’t you love stealing Shakespeare??
I have a dirty little secret. *looks around furtively* I don’t have a crit partner. Nary a one. Never have. In my book, writing is the most solitary of solitary sports and I don’t play well with others. Now this doesn’t mean that I haven’t at times sent pieces or [...]
Born Again in the Romance Genre
I read something this morning that reminded me of how I got my start writing romance. See, I have a shameful confession to make. I used to be one of those people who insisted that she would Never Read a Romance Novel, after reading a bodice ripper in the 80s. I *love* romance, I [...]
Make Me Care. What’s your weakness?
Okay, so I’m getting ready to print out a few partial manuscripts to send to NY and I get an email from one of my critique partners. Literally as I was about hit print on my printer. I open the email, and there it is. Full up of advice and edits on the book I’m [...]
Promo Pimp
So, Full Swing, my first release comes out next week. I’m both excited and terrified. Or maybe that flutter in my stomach is the deep fried twinkie I ate at the festival yesterday. Hmm.
But, I digress.
What I wanted to talk about today was different strategies for promoting books. Shelli and Lori are the mad promo [...]
The Secret Life Of Writers
I*m going to tell you a little secret about writers. Believe me or not, laugh at me or not, but it*s true. For real. I*m serious.
1. We sit around all day in flowing beautiful lingerie, eating chocolate.
2. We have secretaries that we dictate all of our wonderful books to and they type it up for [...]
The Evolution of Book Shopping
I Haunt used bookstores. Not with any regularity, or even frequency; I’m a binge and starve kind of shopper. Generally I pin the receipts up by my desk, staring in an awe that borders on horror at the total I spent.
Shopping itself is a ritual; I move from ‘used books’ store to ‘used books’ [...]
The Winner of Yesterday’s Drawing Is…
Stacy Dawn! Stacy email me at loribellehunt at gmail.com and I’ll get the book to you. Thanks everyone who dropped by with their comments!
Life Changes
We interupt your regularly scheduled writing blog to talk about life changes. Specifically mine lol. All of my buddies here at TNG have heard me wax poetic about the upcoming school year. When not one, not two, but all three of my kids are going. Woohoo! Well today’s the day.
I had great plans for [...]
