I’m thrilled to announce the release of my new multimedia course on pacing for fiction writers: Playing with Time: use pacing to keep your readers wanting more. I’ve had the course open for test readers for a while, and the response is very positive. I’d love it if you’d check out the free introductory videos and let me know what you … Continue reading “Playing with Time: use pacing to keep your readers wanting more!”
Where do I get my ideas? I first got the idea for Emma, the heroine of my novel IF YOU LOVED ME while searching for a heroine for the “other man” in my novel CATALINA’S LOVER. I was fascinated by the story possibilities of Ricardo’s origins as the son of a turbulent multi-cultural marriage and … Continue reading “If You Loved Me – IDEAS, from SPARK to FICTION”
Where do I get my ideas? The original spark for DANCE OF SEDUCTION came from a secondary character I wrote in CATALINA’S LOVER, a novel set in the Andes mountains where the ghosts of the Inca still whisper. After finishing CATALINA, I’d intended my next book to be the story of the archaeologist in charge … Continue reading “Dance of Seduction – IDEAS, from SPARK to FICTION”
Use Coupon JUNE_BB for 68% off until June 30, 2017 Welcome to Creating Brilliant Beginnings in Storytelling, where you’ll discover powerful techniques storytellers use to craft their opening sentences and empower your own beginnings. In this course, you’ll discover the techniques storytellers use to stimulate reader – or listener – engagement, and the power of … Continue reading “Creating Brilliant Beginnings in Storytelling”
My novels are often sparked by my own experiences, my research, and interviews with interesting people I meet. Today I’m sharing the spark that prompted my romance novel Catalina’s Lover. I’d written eighteen romance novels for my publisher, Mills and Boon Limited when my editor suggested I write a book set in South America. My husband … Continue reading “Catalina’s Lover – IDEAS, from SPARK to FICTION”
