I think the one question that’s asked more often than any other question when I do any kind of event is “How can you write, work full time and have a family?” Continue reading “Thursday Thoughts – Work, Writing, Wrangling”
Wicked Wednesday – A Very Special Treat! What I like to read!
This Wicked Wednesday is all about Nora Roberts who will be chatting TODAY ONLY at Romance Novel Television. So, if you’ve ever wondered what makes this amazing woman and novelist tick, here’s your chance. Click here to visit the Romance Novel TV Forum and chat with Nora! Continue reading “Wicked Wednesday – A Very Special Treat! What I like to read!”
Tuesday Tip – Surveys and a call for help!
For a number of years, I’ve done workshops on the state of Latino fiction and as I am going to be doing a number of talks on this topic in the coming year, I wanted to update some aspects of the discussion. It occurred to me that it might be good to broaden the fact-finding to include various kinds of multicultural fiction and not just Latino fiction.
Armed with that intent, I’ve developed a survey (click here to access the survey) as a way of allowing you to offer your opinions on the state of multicultural fiction today. As the survey is intended to reflect current publishing trends, I am asking only published authors or those with books that are to be released shortly, to offer their comments on the survey.
As this is my first attempt at a survey of this nature, I also beg your indulgence if it’s lacking in any way.
Here’s a link to the page with the survey: https://www.caridad.com/state-of-multicultural-fiction/
Feel free to share this link with any other authors that you think might be interested in offering their opinion on this topic.
Thanks so much!
Tuesday Tip – Confession is Good for the Soul
They say confession is good for the soul, but have you ever confessed a secret and ended up feeling worse than before? What kind of secret was it? A sexy kind of secret, like that crush you have on a fellow co-worker? Or a business kind of secret, like when you called in sick, but actually took a mental healthy day?
Wondering what other people’s secrets are? Ready to hear them confess?
Well, here’s your chance! Continue reading “Tuesday Tip – Confession is Good for the Soul”
Writing Great Blurbs with Mayra Calvani
Today’s Tuesday Tip is from my friend and fellow author, Mayra Calvani. Mayra’s latest release is DARK LULLABY from Whiskey Creek Press. So without further ado, here’s Mayra!
Writing Great Blurbs
A great blurb can make the difference between a customer taking out his/her wallet to buy your book or putting the book back on the shelf. Great blurbs sell books. Continue reading “Writing Great Blurbs with Mayra Calvani”
Silly Saturday – Only in the Romance World
Last Sunday, we spent a hot but delightful day at the Red Bank Street Fair. Here’s a shot of the intrepid writers from NJ Romance Writers who attended the fair. We had a great time, sold lots of books and handed out fliers for NJRW’s Annual Literacy Fair on October 6th at the Sheraton in Woodbridge. NJRW has over 90 published authors signing. The fair is from 4:00 to 5:30 and is open to the general public. For more info on the book fair, click here! Come meet us and remember — a portion of the profits go to stamp out illiteracy in NJ. Continue reading “Silly Saturday – Only in the Romance World”
Thoughtful Thursday – About Changes and Dead Sharks
“A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know, it has to constantly move forward or it dies. I think what we have on our hands is a dead shark.” –Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) to Annie Hall (Diane Keaton)(quote courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes) Continue reading “Thoughtful Thursday – About Changes and Dead Sharks”