Romance Novel Examiner

Today is National Bookstore Day

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:32:21 -0700

Got books? If not, head out to your local bookstore because today is National Bookstore Day. Created by Publisher's Weekly, Saturday, November 7, is the first annual day of the kind. It's purpose? To stimulate in-person visits to retai...

Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader: New kid in town

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:48:12 -0700

Move over Kindle and Sony, there is a new eReader on the block. His name is Nook and you can make friends with him right now at Barnes & Noble. Romance readers are huge buyers of eBooks, so it is no surprise that romance authors and reade...

A Debut Romance Release from Anne Marsh

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:05:07 -0700

Welcome to Romance Author Anne Marsh, and her October release, The Hunt. The Hunt is my debut novel (right now, my “back list” consists of a handful of academic articles—great stuff, I hope, if you’re into Alexander Pus...

Supporting the fight to end illiteracy in families

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:34:41 -0700

Byron Pitts - CBS If you are here, there is a good chance you either write or you read -- probably both. Since this is a writer's column, you probably come to check out the latest romance writing news, or other ramblings of this author. In order t...

Western Romance Author Paty Jager talks about her writing life

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:51:03 -0700

The Wild Rose Press Western Romance Author Paty Jager is visiting today. Let's welcome Paty!Hi Paty. Welcome to Examiner! Tell us a little about yourself.I live in Central Oregon with my husband of thirty years. We raised four children and currently...

The National Day on Writing

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:39:53 -0700

The National Day on Writing, October 20, 2009, is an effort to celebrate the written word. Established by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), a professional association of educators in English Studies, Liter...

Jeanne C. Stein and the Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:15:35 -0700

Ace Books Vampires.Jeanne C. Stein writes vampires. Enough said, huh? Just when you've heard that books with teeth were so yesterday? Not. Let's meet Jeanne as she talks about her Anna Strong Vampire series.Hi Je...

Paranormal romance author Lynda Hilburn's Vampire Psychologist series

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:32:18 -0700

Lynda Hilburn Author Lynda Hilburn is a whole lot more than a paranormal romance author--one quick look at her Web site makes that abundantly clear. Lynda is nationally-known for her psychic/intuitive abilities and she is a frequent guest on radio a...

Lisa Alexander Griffin and A Celtic Lover's Magic

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:08:22 -0700

Freya's Bower PublishingWelcome to Liza Alexander Griffin. I met Lisa a few years ago when we were both trying out Yahoo360 as a networking venue, then later connected again via MySpace, and we have shared off and on conversations over time about our...

Author J.S. Hawley tells us how a single girl writes romance

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:29:20 -0700

Kensington Books Today's guest post is from Kensington Dafina author J.S. Hawley.My coupled up and married friends always await breathlessly for my newest tale about some sexy guy with the greatest eyes, widest smile, full kissable lips, hars...

Help for the Louisville Free Public Library

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:29:52 -0700

Louisville Free Public Library Yesterday, August 4, 2009, Louisville, Kentucky was hit with a powerful thunderstorm that left inches of rain behind in a very short period of time. Some estimates were up to 7 inches within an hour. The rain stopped ...

Writing 101: How do I set-up my romance novel manuscript?

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:14:02 -0700

Some authors might say that setting up your manuscript is the last thing you should be thinking about when starting to write your story. That you should simply concentrate on getting your story down on paper, rather than fretting over formatt...

Meet Samhain Publishing author Leslie Dicken

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:41:43 -0700

Samhain Publishing Romance author Leslie Dicken writes historicals, futuristics, and "basically anything else which grabs my imagination" she says, and has published with Samhain Publishing, The Wild Rose Press, and Enspiren Press.It's gr...

Dara Girard pens The Black Stockings Society series

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:01:29 -0700

Harlequin Dara Girard is a multi-published author, speaker, and publisher willing to talk about all aspects of the publishing industry. After many novels in various sub-genres from contemporary to paranormal romance and a non-fiction book for write...

A chat with romance author Diana Cosby

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:08:51 -0700

Diana CosbyWelcome to Examiner, Diana. Tell us a little about yourself?After I retired from the Navy, as a Chief Meteorologist/ Oceanographer, I turned to my passion—writing romance novels. With 31 moves behind me and having traveled through ma...

Writing 101: What are romance publisher lines and imprints?

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:34:07 -0700

Kensington Brava Imprint Romance novels come in all shapes, sizes and genre, as we have already discovered. Each romance publisher is unique in how they categorize or classify their books. Genre, word count, theme, and whether the story is a catego...

Beate Boeker romance novels: No clinging heroines allowed

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:52:11 -0700

Beate Boeker When I interview authors, I like to peruse their Web sites to find out a little more information about them personally, rather than rely only on what they share in their interview. Reading through Beate Boeker's Web site was like being...

Romance Writers of America names top books of 2009

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:49:02 -0700

RWA's RITA Award Romance Writers of America (RWA) hosted it’s annual awards ceremony this evening in Washington D.C. to honor the best books of 2009 from both published and aspiring authors. RWA's Golden Heart Award honors excellence in unpub...

Writing 101: What are the romance genres?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:34:34 -0700

The Legend of Blackbeard's Chalice, book three, Resplendence Publishing The romance genre, is a genre all to itself. In order to be classified as a romance novel, the story must revolve around love as the central plot, and there must be a ha...

Writing 101: How do I get started writing a romance novel?

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:54:09 -0700

Kensington, 2000How do you get started writing a romance novel?Like any kind of fiction writing, in order to write a romance novel, you need to know the basics of creating a work of fiction. The author should have command of the English language and...