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10 Myths about Being an Author

Posted on March 11, 2014 by J.A. (Julie) Kazimer

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

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Patricia Stoltey

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…

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An Awkward Confession

Posted on March 7, 2014 by rmfwBoss

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…

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Well, doggone — no RMFW post today?

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Patricia Stoltey

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….

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The Secret to Scoring a Tradtional Book Contract

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Patricia Stoltey

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…

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