By Janine Rosch, @janinerosche “Ryann Ashcroft rolled onto her back, clinched her arms across her stomach, and surrendered her breath into the dreary, gray sky. The newspaper had predicted snowfall …
Make Your Reader Worry
by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @MchelleAleckson One of the reasons I became a novelist is because I love getting lost in a story. But I haven’t had the luxury of time to do …
How to Make Your Reader Cry
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Once I cried so much while reading a novel in bed that my husband had thought I’d fallen asleep and drooled on my pillow. But …
The Beauty of Flawed Characters
by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan While driving home from an appointment with my mom, we talked about fictional characters and the frustration with characters in some novels being perfect. You know …
How Not to Write Chemistry
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong As a romance writer, I have the pet peeve of reading a book where chemistry is lacking. I said this on a recent podcast interview, …