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Kate SeRine, Author of SAFE FROM HARM (Protect & Serve #2), Talks About Staying True to Each Dawson Brother’s “Voice” (with a giveaway!)

Published by beckymmoe on 10/16/2016

Loved it! Check out my review here. How do you stay true to each brother’s voice? Do you have a mood board or trick you use to get inside each brother’s head? I set up a music playlist that’s chosen specifically to represent that brother’s personality as well as the tone of the plot, the nature of the relationship between the main characters, etc. They’re usually pretty extensive, consisting of a few dozen songs. Music is a huge part of my writing process, so when it’s time to immerse myself in that brother’s story, I have an entire soundtrack. 🙂…

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Shannon Lee Alexander, Author of LIFE AFTER JULIET, Offers Camp “NaNoReMo” Advice!

Published by beckymmoe on 07/13/2016

In case you missed it, I reviewed Shannon’s LIFE AFTER JULIET here! (Spoiler alert–SO GOOD!)   Hello, Campers! It’s Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) time! Anyone ever thought about writing a novel in a month? No? Me either. Some people can be creative under pressure, but I don’t work that way. My creativity shuts down in a big hurry when I’m being pushed to create. Now, if it were Camp NaNoReMo (National Novel Revision Month), then I’d be totally game. I’d be the first one sitting around that campfire singing Kumbaya! We could sit around roasting marshmallows and feeding the…

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Author Charis Michaels Tells How THE VIRGIN AND THE VISCOUNT Got Its Name (with a giveaway!)

Published by beckymmoe on 07/11/2016

Crafting a Book Title with a Title:  How The Virgin and the Viscount Got Its Name The Virgin and the Viscount was the very first romance manuscript I ever wrote, way back in 2004, twelve years before it would reach the hands of readers. Back then, it had a working title of A Proper Scandal. Back then, it was not connected to another book like it is now. Back then it was double the word count. After I finished the first draft, it languished with its old title and original length until I was able to revise it into my Bachelor…

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Katee Robert, Author of FOOLPROOF LOVE (Foolproof Love #1), Shares Her Best (and Worst!) Writing Advice (with a New Release Review and Giveaway!)

Published by beckymmoe on 06/09/2016

The best (and/or worst!) writing advice I ever got was… Writing advice is one of those things that is always around. You see memes, hear advice in writing panels, and read countless blog posts. Even years into this career, I still like checking out the newest writing advice, because you never know what will stick. That said, the one that is constantly making the rounds is the very same writing advice that is the worst I’ve ever had. Write what you know. So many people take this as meaning that they can only write stories like ones they’ve lived through, can only write…

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New Release Review and Giveaway! THE OFFICIAL ESSEX SISTERS COMPANION GUIDE by Eloisa James and Jody Gayle

Published by beckymmoe on 05/27/2016

Enter to Win a Print Bundle of the Essex Sisters Series, including,  Much Ado About You, Kiss Me, Annabel, The Taming of the Duke and Pleasure for Pleasure.  THE OFFICIAL ESSEX SISTERS COMPANION GUIDE Eloisa James & Jody Gayle Releasing May 24th, 2016 Avon Impulse This is a book no Eloisa James fan should miss! Eloisa revisits the scintillating world of the Essex Sisters with “A Midsummer Night’s Disgrace,” a new story featuring a young lady, Cece, who would rather ruin her own reputation than endure further speculation about whether her children will be “silly,” like her brother, Billy. Happily for fans of Pleasure for Pleasure,…

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Barbie Bohrman, Author of SOMETHING MORE THAN THIS, Talks All Things Writing (with a giveaway!)

Published by beckymmoe on 05/02/2016

 Enter to Win a $25.00 Amazon eGift Card  and a Kindle Fire HD 6″ Barbie Bohrmna Talks All Things Writing What inspired me to write Something More Than This? The main inspiration for this story was my very first crush growing up. Without naming names and going into too many details, there was a boy who lived around the corner from me who I thought was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He never knew until it was too late how I felt about him. And when he found out, I was so nervous about it that I actually threw…

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Shellee Roberts, Author of CRAZY STUPID FAUXMANCE (Creative HeArts #3), Talks About 10 Things She Wishes Someone Had Told Her About Being an Author (with a giveaway!)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/19/2016

Hi, I’m Shellee Roberts, author of Crazy, Stupid, Fauxmance, the third book in the Creative HeArts series from Entangled Crush. Though I’m not technically a debut author, this is the first book with my name on the cover (I’d previously co-authored under a pseudonym), and I have so many emotions around the release of this book: excitement, elation, but also trepidation and exhaustion. Don’t get me wrong, seeing this book in release (with such an adorable cover!) with my name on it is the culmination of a fourteen year dream that so many times I despaired would never actually happen,…

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Lily Velez, Author of THE SECRETS WE KEPT, Talks About Writer’s Block (Spoiler alert–it doesn’t exist…but the giveaway does!)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/14/2015

How to Deal with Writer’s Block [Lack of Planning] This is probably one of the most popular questions an author receives, and I’m happy to share my insights about writer’s block in hopes that more aspiring writers will know the truth, which is that writer’s block does not exist. What we refer to as ‘writer’s block’ is instead typically one of three things: fear, resistance, or lack of planning. In this guest post, I want to discuss lack of planning because I believe that many an unfinished story has met its early demise simply because there was no plan in…

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