There was nothing beyond Karlel’s reach. Well, nothing until Aaron. Karlel couldn’t wrap their mind around it. No, there had to be a way to Aaron’s heart. They just hadn’t thought of it yet. So, the next day, Karlel tried again, and this time a redhead was the one to get rejected. Sunday they tried... Continue Reading →
Interview with the Queens of the Infamous Rebel Town
If you're a Wattpad veteran, you've heard of Rebel Town. We all know that some book clubs/critique groups are solid and some are a joke. Rebel Town has built itself a reputation as one of the more solid critique groups on Wattpad. It's right up there with Next Big Recognition. All over Wattpad, you'll find... Continue Reading →
Meet Cutes and the Magic of Royal Romance: An Interview with Author Eliza Solares
Eliza Solares is a romance author with works on several different serial platforms. She also has a romance anthology coming out on November 19th. To celebrate the launch of that anthology, Eliza is here today to talk to us all about the romance genre and the challenges of being an indie writer. Hello Eliza! Thank... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Shifter Romance and Brandon Sanderson
A weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It's been a busy week for me. I've mainly been working on my Florida alligator shifter golf romance and getting more chapters of my gentle femdom time travel romance uploaded to Kindle Vella. https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099Q44TZQ So there's that, if anybody is into that... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: So MUCH Reading this Week XD
This is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. I read SO MUCH this week. But I didn't even just spend the whole week reading. I worked more on my academic piece comparing the works of Achebe to Dinesen. I did a livestream covering the evolution of literary criticism... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: Bear Shifters? Unicorn Firefighters? Hippogriffs!
A weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It's been a pretty hectic few weeks for me. For one, the dude I've been calling my husband for like...8? years now, well we're finally getting really married. Why did we put it off? Because it literally doesn't matter. It's not like... Continue Reading →
Virgins? Player? Manic Pixie Dreamgirls!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhCL3AreEU A video about character tropes, the romance genre, Breaking Bad, and more with guest CoHost Emily Hurricane.
Hybrid Writing: The Best of Plotting and Pantsing
Here is a recording of the live discord class from 5/14. We cover the basic of plot structure, how to character map, and how the internal and external arc of a story work in tandem. To follow along with the powerpoint and access other resources, you can check out the associated google classroom here: https://classroom.google.com/c/MzM1MD...... Continue Reading →
WWW Weds: When I’m Not Planning Online Courses, I’m Reading Non-Fiction and Romance
WWW Weds is a Weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. I'm putting my WWW post up early this week. Because I have my Weds booked solid putting the final touches on a class I'm teaching in a Kindle Vella discord. Eep! I'm so damn excited! I really do love... Continue Reading →
Contemporary Romance, Popular Tropes, and Creating Audiobooks: An Interview with Emerald Baynton
Photo by Marcelo Chagas on Pexels.com The romance genre is the best genre. Just hands-down, the best. And this genre gets so much shade both from people inside of the book community and outside of it. A romance is only deemed “important” if you throw in some artsy-fartsy concept like magical realism and call it... Continue Reading →