tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post2153062073070554078..comments2024-01-22T20:42:32.525-08:00Comments on Resources for Writers: 14 TIPS FOR BREAKING INTO THE ROMANCE GENREJodie Rennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-68972323041645154222012-05-30T23:29:38.234-07:002012-05-30T23:29:38.234-07:00Thanks for the tips. I am trying to write my first...Thanks for the tips. I am trying to write my first historical romance for Mills and Boon, so you have given me a great list of ideas.Suzie Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877324397146544442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-39681442365332360332010-10-03T07:06:40.999-07:002010-10-03T07:06:40.999-07:00Thanks, Leigh, for my first response from a publis...Thanks, Leigh, for my first response from a published author of a book I love!<br /><br />I have recommended your book to a lot of my clients, Leigh, and not only those who write romances. You have all kinds of excellent advice in there on writing fiction in general! In fact, I'm just rereading it now and underlining and *-ing more great info!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-64178979527200865472010-10-03T06:56:16.016-07:002010-10-03T06:56:16.016-07:00Thanks, Jodie and Amara, for the praise for ON WRI...Thanks, Jodie and Amara, for the praise for ON WRITING ROMANCE. I'm so glad to know that you've found the book helpful! <br /><br />Jodie, you've given excellent advice here for anyone who wants to write romance. In the classes I teach, I see a lot of first-draft heroes and heroines who are thoroughly unpleasant -- even nasty -- and plots where nothing much happens. Your 14 points cover all the bases!<br /><br />Leigh Michaels<br />The Mistress' House coming in February 2011Leigh Michaelshttp://www.leighmichaels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-54572134084431996642010-10-02T10:04:15.661-07:002010-10-02T10:04:15.661-07:00Hah! Indeed it was the parent of one of my gifted ...Hah! Indeed it was the parent of one of my gifted students. I used to refer to myself as "the gifted teacher" (which my gifted students loyally and vocally supported) until my principal protested that I was "the teacher of the gifted" not "the gifted teacher"..........until I reminded him that HE had HIRED me.<br /><br />Have a great day. Thanks for all the resources.<br /><br />GailGail Lennonhttp://www.gleditingandcopywriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-5048927314621857632010-10-02T09:07:42.159-07:002010-10-02T09:07:42.159-07:00Thanks, Amara and Gail!
Gail, just curious...by ...Thanks, Amara and Gail! <br /><br />Gail, just curious...by "one of my gifted parents" do you mean your own parents or a parent of one of your students? I remember when I was a teacher I'd often say "one of my kids" or "one of my parents" when I meant the kids at school and their parents. Often I'd get funny looks, then have to explain what I mean! LOL Reminds me of the joke about the teacher walking up to a man at a party and asking, "Aren't you the father of one of my kids?" That raised all kinds of eyebrows around them. (Of course, she meant "one of my students"!)Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-4653596389126047282010-10-02T08:55:31.385-07:002010-10-02T08:55:31.385-07:00Thanks for the information. I hate romance but kno...Thanks for the information. I hate romance but know it is a lucrative market. One of my gifted parents wrote a "trashy romance" under a speudonym and paid for the family's trip to Europe. She had a PhD in physics but was also worldy enough to know romance sells. This is good information for my writing class. I have made your blog required reading for them!<br /><br />GailGail Lennonhttp://www.gleditingandcopywriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7199796958293321265.post-74975955869266748072010-10-02T07:38:56.063-07:002010-10-02T07:38:56.063-07:00Thanks for sharing your expertise on this topic, J...Thanks for sharing your expertise on this topic, Jodie. I have Leigh Michaels book, <i>On Writing Romance</i>. It's an excellent book. It's been a couple of years, at least, since I read it. Though my genre is women's fiction instead of romance, Leigh's book is full of excellent information that can improve my writing. Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to re-read it.Amara Lewishttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Amara-Lewis/128601500523795noreply@blogger.com