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Archive for February, 2006:

Here’s the pitch!

{ Posted on Feb 28 2006 by Desperate Writer }
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Categories : The Inclined
Sweaty Palms. Rumbling tummy. A mouth that suddenly refuses to work. We've all been there. Been in front of an agent or editor, knowing that what comes out of our mouths means the beginning of the sale or rejection of the work we've ...Read More »

Starting Anew

{ Posted on Feb 27 2006 by Michelle }
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Categories : The Inclined
Hello everybody! First let me apologize in being late in posting, my memory is so terrible, even with the calendar to remind me. Sorry! hehehe. And now onto my post. Well as I'm sure most of you know, I finished my first ...Read More »

What Prevents A Story From Being Published?

{ Posted on Feb 25 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
This great question was offered by an anonymous poster just before I began my time here at RI, and I thought that trying to address it would be a good way to end my week of blogs with you all. ...Read More »

Building to Love Scenes

{ Posted on Feb 24 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
Love scenes are, for me, among the most difficult scenes to write in each of my books. I'm constantly asking myself how I can effectively convey the emotion I want to show, mingled with the physicality of the act. How ...Read More »

To The Manor/Manner Born

{ Posted on Feb 23 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
Today's blog is about something that is often sorely lacking in our society today...that gentle balm that eases the friction of life in a sometimes cold, cruel world: good manners. Now I'm not saying most people don't possess good manners. ...Read More »

Planning A Series

{ Posted on Feb 22 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
Earlier in the week, when I asked what topics RI readers would like to see discussed in my blogs, one of the answers that came back concerned the seeming prevalence of connected books and series in bookstores today. I ...Read More »

Building “Real” Characters

{ Posted on Feb 21 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
Some writers create their story plot first and their characters second. Others do the opposite. In the actual process of writing a manuscript some fly by the seat of their pants, while others use huge flow charts to ...Read More »

Using Your Gut Instincts in Your Writing Career

{ Posted on Feb 20 2006 by Mary Reed McCall }
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Categories : Guest Author
Keeping fingers crossed that this blog will work out better than the last one... *g* Some of you may have had a chance to take a look at the interview Haven did with me and posted on her website recently. ...Read More »

The power of rejection

{ Posted on Feb 19 2006 by Isabel }
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Categories : The Inclined
Hi everyone! Before I get started, let me say a big thank you to Romantically Inclined for inviting me to be guest blogger this week! I'm really looking forward to a terrific seven days of blogging, comments, and interaction with ...Read More »

We are proud to welcome…

{ Posted on Feb 19 2006 by Isabel }
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Categories : Announcements
Ms. Mary Reed McCall to our blog this week! Mary is the author of the Templar Knight series that was released last June 2005 with the first of three books "Beyond Temptation" which btw was recently named "Best Medieval of ...Read More »
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