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Be Authentic, Write Authentic…ally –

*Note – I really wanted the title of this post to read “Be Authentic, Write Authentic.” However, the grammarian in me just…couldn’t….deal… Note #2 – Today’s post was also inspired by fellow author Tara Chevrsett, whose gives great advice. Regardless of whether you think I know anything or not, I do know this – if you’re asking too many questions about your characters or about your writing, then you need to put down the pen, get up from the computer and go out and get another job because you’ll never be a successful writer. Successful writer (def) –one who enjoys writing, enjoys what they write. (note, not necessarily a commercial success) I do a LOT of skimming forums, blogs and groups. I am a nosy so and so, really I am. I’ve seen these questions about characters “Should my character do XYZ? Should s/he be ABC? Do you think…do you… Continued

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Featured Author- Rosanna Leo

Hello friends of Dahlia! I’m so excited to be featured on this terrific blog! My debut novel, For the Love of a God, is released today April 23! You can find it at www.liquidsilverbooks.com If you love a sexy paranormal, full of love-starved Greek gods, then this is for you! I live in Toronto, Canada and am passionate about Greek mythology (although I’m also partial to vamps!) I just love it when the geeky, awkward girl gets the hot guy, and I’ve made it my mission to see this happen in my books as much as possible. Blurb: Conservator Maia Douglas is an expert on ancient Greece and its mythology. She would never tell anyone at the museum where she works, but she’s always had a secret crush on the mythical Eryx, Greek god of love. There is nothing she loves more than to tend to her favorite statue

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Manic Monday – Blustery Day!

Though it’s April and the weather should be well on it’s way toward a balmy spring, the wind is high today. High enough to fly a kite really, really high. The wind chimes haven’t stopped since the AM and it’s actually not very pleasant to sit outside. Thank goodness for the grass, or there would be dirt blowing all over the place. I love blustery days as long as I can watch them from inside with a hot cup of tea with milk. They remind me of the story of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, in which Piglet and Pooh fly high above the Hundred Acre Wood, wishing everyone a Happy Winds-day. When I looked up the film on Wikipedia, I realize that it’s older than I am. What a reality check. The wind chimes, on the other hand, gave me an excellent idea for my WIP that

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Storytellers – Kassanna

The Sultry Scribe is visiting with yet another excellent author, Kassanna! Kassanna is a strong believer in love at first sight and happily ever after. After meeting her husband in November and marrying him three months later in February the two have survived and sometimes enjoyed every adventure life has thrown their way. Ten years, two children, two dogs and a wild turkey that somehow adopted them the adventure continues. Kassanna wouldn’t have it any other way. Her newest release, Keep Me Satisfied, is now available at Evernight Publishing! Onto the interview…. What has been the toughest criticism given to you as an author? I have a very bad habit of telling and not showing. This has been pointed out to me on several occasions. I have scrapped a lot of manuscripts!! What is the easiest part of writing for you? What is the hardest part? I find dialogue the

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I had to let it happen…I had to change…

I was a beginning writer once. Heck, I still think I’m a beginning writer, sometimes. I also have a lot of contact, both on and off the interwebs, with other writers, beginning writers, hobby writers, and the like. In my past life as a teacher, I tend to be the person to whom people came for advice. Now that I’m a (beginning ) writer who has been published, the questions abound. I don’t give advice anymore. I don’t, really, you know why? I think that if you’re asking the question, eighty percent of the time, you already have the answer and either are in denial or are looking for someone else to simply agree with your assessment of the situation. And, if you’re wrong, you’ll be looking for a long time. I was fortunate enough to run upon Holly Lisle’s books and courses and something she said in her book

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Manic Mondays – Male POV

Ah, this is a touchy situation for female romance writers. I’ve read a lot of romance books, the good, the bad and the supremely ugly, and one thing that I’ve noticed is a few of these books don’t quite “get” the male POV, whether it be in word or in action. Now, readers, writers, folks who read this blog (and I hope they are more than a few), I am not pointing fingers. Don’t go peeking at my GoodReads list and say “Oh, she’s talking about this book, she’s talking about that book”. As an author, I live in a glass house, surely, so yeah. One story I read, a while ago, had the male lead “wringing his hands”. My jaw dropped. A dude? WRINGING his hands? What’s next, is he going to whip out the handkerchief and blot his eyes? Clutch his pearls? (heh, yeah, I just thought the