By J.A. Kazimer My name is Julie and I’m an author. You know I’m telling the truth, because it says so right there on that book —> Anyway, people are always asking questions. The big one is “Would you like fries with that?” but sometimes the questions relate to being an author. I’m not sure…
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Murder Your Darlings
By Jan Weeks Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch said that over a hundred years ago and writers have followed his advice (or not) ever since. I, for one, being of kind heart and semi-sound mind, hesitated to do something so cruel. Occasionally I’d shoot a few of my darling words in the butt with a BB gun…
An Awkward Confession
By Mary Gillgannon I’ve been writing historical romance for over twenty years. In the beginning, the genre was also my favorite reading material. I read the best-selling romance authors to find out what magic they worked to rise to the top. I read the “up-and-comings” to see what they offered and get a feel for…
Well, doggone — no RMFW post today?
By Patricia Stoltey I have an explanation. See, I was going to do the Coming Events post today, but then I realized one of the classes I wanted to promote started last Monday. I moved the Events post back to Sunday, and that worked fine. Except, of course, now there was nothing scheduled for today….
The Secret to Scoring a Tradtional Book Contract
By Shannon Baker I’ve got a new book coming out! This has been a dream of mine for a very long time. In fact, if the first novel I completed had been a baby, it would be able to drink in any state of the union now. If you’re here on the RMFW blog, it’s…