Conference Season
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s conference season! I always look forward to go to writing conferences even though these events are overwhelming to me. I’m an introverted introvert. (That may not be the official diagnosis, but no kidding. I’m shy.) Sure, I know how to mind my Ps […]
Turning A Villain Into A Hero: Alan Rickman
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins I fell in love with Alan Rickman in Truly, Madly, Deeply, a sweet indie movie about finding closure after the loss of a love. I had no idea how good he was at being bad until I saw him as Hans Gruber in Die Hard. Dressed in a Saville Row suit, with […]
Why (In The World) Would Jane Austen Snapchat?
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins “Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.” — Captain Wentworth, Persuasion. Snapchat is unlike other social networking platforms. Captain Wentworth will love you forever, but your Snapchat posts are going to ghost. While Tweets and Facebook posts […]
What Would Jane Austen Instagram?
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins In vain I have struggled, it will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you…and the photos you post on Instagram. Social media is a key element of any author’s marketing plan, but the popularity of social […]
What Would Jane Austen Tweet? [REPOST]
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a romance author in possession of a book or manuscript for sale must be in want of Twitter followers. Social media has become integral to the success of any small business marketing plan. Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ and Tumblr attract attention through graphics, pictures […]
A Christmas Romance Virgin No More
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins My cherry has been popped just in time for the holiday season In April I joined a group of romance writers in a private group on Facebook. Our goal was to encourage each other to write and submit a short story in six months. For some this might seem like an […]
HOW TO SURVIVE A CONVENTION: LESSONS LEARNED AT RT 2014
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins I was a newbie at the Romantic Times Convention in New Orleans this year. I wandered around the convention hotel proudly sporting a green “aspiring author” tag on my badge. I went to the convention with high hopes. I returned feeling like I had experienced both the best of times and […]
Can I Have Sex With Ryan Gosling If I’m Married To George Clooney?
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins Let’s say, just for the sake of discussion, that I’m married to George Clooney. It’s true, I am an optimist, but it could happen, and my current husband knows that George Clooney is at the top of my laminated list. Okay, as long as we’re doing magical thinking, let’s make this […]
What Would Jane Austen Tweet?
~ By Sarah Vance-Tompkins It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a romance author in possession of a book or manuscript for sale must be in want of Twitter followers. Social media has become integral to the success of any small business marketing plan. Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ and Tumblr attract attention through graphics, pictures […]
