~ By Celia Lucente Is your hero or heroine poor, rich or somewhere in the middle? The answer to that question actually doesn’t matter for purposes of today’s post. As you characters celebrate Valentine’s Day with the one they truly love, one demonstration of love is gift giving. In fact gifting is one of the five […]
~ By Celia Lucente Note: This is from last year, but it’s so fun and informative it’s worth bringing back! Enjoy! The best holiday for the romance writer! I just read a fantastic article about the definition of the Romance genre by bestselling author Shannon Donnelly. It resonated with me (by golly maybe I’m getting it)
~ By Celia T. Lucente Note: As writers, any experience we have a tendency to be observant. Any experience we have can turn into research or inspiration for a story. We take notice of everything, don’t we? Here are Celia’s notes from a trip to a haunted house. Can you imaging a scene where your
~ By Celia Lucente (This aerial photo of the wonderful San Antonio was shared by my friend and fellow writer with Soul Mate Publishing, Jaye Garland.) The 2014 RWA conference took place in two buildings: on the left is Marriott Rivercenter, the building with the twin spires and to the right slightly forward the upward
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~ By Celia Lucente CHRISTMAS On November 1st of any given year, I put the Halloween decorations away and take down the Christmas boxes from the attic. As soon as it becomes available, I play Christmas music twenty-fours a day, seven days a week. I know— I’m an out-and-out Christmas nut. It takes me at
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