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Showing posts with label romance book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance book. Show all posts
Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
TWO romance book tour stops today!
The second is Diane Craver's Blog at www.dianecraver.com/blog
She asked me how I met my husband, and I told her about my difficulty with flashbacks while writing Last Chance Rescue (hint: they kept trying to steal the show).
Check out HER books too!
She asked me how I met my husband, and I told her about my difficulty with flashbacks while writing Last Chance Rescue (hint: they kept trying to steal the show).
Check out HER books too!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Writing the Dang Novel...
There’s nothing like a deadline to get a writer moving. Sometimes I enter contests as much to give myself a kick in the pants as to actually ‘win’ anything! This past week was a case in point: I spent it transforming what I have of Novel #2 into a novella (a form I really like)...
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Last Chance Rescue Named Indie Award Finalist!
I've just gotten some fantastic news:
'Last Chance Rescue' has been named a Finalist in the Romance category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
The Indie Book Awards recognize the best publications from small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.
'Last Chance Rescue' will be listed as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in New York later this month to thousands of attendees including book buyers, library representatives, media, industry professionals, and others.
Wa-hoooo!
'Last Chance Rescue' has been named a Finalist in the Romance category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
The Indie Book Awards recognize the best publications from small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.
'Last Chance Rescue' will be listed as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in New York later this month to thousands of attendees including book buyers, library representatives, media, industry professionals, and others.
Wa-hoooo!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Romance or um ... Relationship?
I am sometimes asked if "Last Chance Rescue" is a romance novel.
My answer is: If you are a romance book reviewer, or a die-hard romance novel fan, then YES.
I'm joking a bit, but here's the truth: It's so much more!
The overarching theme of "Last Chance Rescue" is not a romance, but rather, is about how Brad is transformed over the course of the story. Yes, there IS a relationship (and that's the key word) that turns into something more than friendship as the story progresses. And yes, Brad's changes are 'facilitated' by a remarkable woman...
Brad and Jessie start out as mere acquaintances, but by working on a search-and-rescue team, they are forced to learn to trust each other in ways that us 'ordinary folk' don't have to -- and they become fast friends. So you might say it's about how guys and girls can operate as friends, but it also brings into play the theme of being friends before lovers.
I have nothing against the 'typical' romance novel. But in "Last Chance Rescue," the characters grapple with so much more. They are multi-faceted, multi-challenged personalities. And isn't that more like your life too? It's a rare time in our lives when the 'only' thing we have to deal with is a 'blossoming' romance!
My answer is: If you are a romance book reviewer, or a die-hard romance novel fan, then YES.
I'm joking a bit, but here's the truth: It's so much more!
The overarching theme of "Last Chance Rescue" is not a romance, but rather, is about how Brad is transformed over the course of the story. Yes, there IS a relationship (and that's the key word) that turns into something more than friendship as the story progresses. And yes, Brad's changes are 'facilitated' by a remarkable woman...
Brad and Jessie start out as mere acquaintances, but by working on a search-and-rescue team, they are forced to learn to trust each other in ways that us 'ordinary folk' don't have to -- and they become fast friends. So you might say it's about how guys and girls can operate as friends, but it also brings into play the theme of being friends before lovers.
I have nothing against the 'typical' romance novel. But in "Last Chance Rescue," the characters grapple with so much more. They are multi-faceted, multi-challenged personalities. And isn't that more like your life too? It's a rare time in our lives when the 'only' thing we have to deal with is a 'blossoming' romance!
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