I use contractions when writing dialogue. When I don’t, the language can seem stilted and unnatural. I have long wondered how common contractions were in days past, but I was afraid to look it up and find that they weren’t common, because then I would have to make a decision: use historically inaccurate language to make Read More
Category: Writing History
Author Interview: Louise Lyndon
Today I welcome Louise Lyndon, a fellow Wild Rose Press author. Louise’s debut novel, Of Love and Vengeance, released on December 19, 2014. Welcome to the blog, Louise! Tell us a bit about you. Where do you live, and how long have you been writing? Currently, I live in Melbourne, Australia. And I’ve been writing Read More
Author Interview: Marlow Kelly and a Giveaway!
I am very pleased to welcome author Marlow Kelly, whose most recent historical romance, A Woman of Love, was released by The Wild Rose Press on March 4. Thanks for visiting today, Marlow! Tell us a bit about you. Where do you live, and how long have you been writing? Hi, my name’s Marlow. I Read More
Winter Escapes
Here in Northeast Ohio (and most of the rest of the northern half of the US), March is roaring in like a lion. We’re expecting another ten inches of snow today to add to the foot or two already on the ground. The piles of snow on the sides of the streets now exceed the Read More
Author Interview – Marilyn Baron
Today I welcome Marilyn Baron, whose latest book, The Widows’ Gallery, was released by The Wild Rose Press on February 11. Tell us a bit about you. Where do you live, and how long have you been writing? A native of Miami, Florida, I’m a corporate public relations consultant in Roswell, Georgia, in north Atlanta. Read More
On Valentine’s Day
It is February, that shortest of months which, at least here in NE Ohio, seems the longest. Winter is in full swing, with nary an end in sight. The snow is piled high and the skies are gray with more to come. It is perhaps lucky, then, that we have an opportunity to break up Read More
Because You Can Never Have Too Much Hockey
This post is late because of hockey. This weekend my son was in a youth hockey tournament at our home rink, so not only did he play in three games, I scored two other games, and then we watched the championship game, which sadly, he wasn’t in. Six hockey games in three days. It is Read More
The Rusticators
My next book takes place in a fictional town in Maine, near Bar Harbor. Set in 1871, it precedes the “gilded age” experienced in many American cities–my hometown among them–but by then the wanderings of America’s wealthy elite were already being felt in Maine. As I was doing research for the book, I made some discoveries. In the Read More
Writers Retreats
I have been quite remiss in posting lately, so apologies for that. The day job, writing, home life, etc. have taken most of my energy. But this past weekend I took some much needed “me” time and attended the annual retreat of the Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America chapter. It’s always held at Punderson Read More
Revelations
So, today is my birthday–I won’t tell you which one–and I received the coolest present: Gorgeous, no? I love the soft, elegant romance of it. Many, many thanks to the talented cover artist, Debbie Taylor. I have to tell you, this whole cover business has been kind of weird. Theodora has been living in my head Read More