Petit, Marianne Long Island, New York, romance author. Member of romance Writers Of America. Interesting writing, and research links. Listing of publishing houses and agents. Excerpts from her latest book. http://cordovainc.com/~marianne/
Victoria Purling It is my dream to become a published (historical) romance novelist. Here you can read my writing samples, give your input, and follow my journey into publishing. romance shopping too. http://www.victoriapurling.com
Extractions: Authors! Click below for FREE promotional tools!! It is my dream to become a published (historical) roma nce novelist. I have set up this page in anticipation of that day. It helps give me that extra push....Im paying for a domain name, Id better become published and get some use out of it! Im also hoping this page will help me realize that dream in two other ways. 1) Ive set up a fantastic shopping area. Shoppe Victoria is your one stop shoppe for everything romance. I will update the shoppe regularly, to bring you the ultimate in romance. 2) I will be posting writing samples soon. I am very interested in receiving reader feedback. Feel free to email me to tell me what you like and dont like about my writing. This will help me to perfect my writing and make it ready for publication. And hopefully, you will derive some enjoyment from reading my work. Who knows, maybe someday Ill be on the best seller list and youll say I remember when.... Please Check Back Often.
Lynn Kerstan, Award-winning Author Led by her cat, Lymond de Sevigny, discover the writing of Lynn Kerstan, awardwinning romance author. http://home.earthlink.net/~kerstan/
Extractions: For more information about this celebrated romance novel, including excerpts and author's notes, follow me. Leaping in May Book Two of a provocative Trilogy "Don't miss this romantic adventure, beautifully rendered against an exciting historical backdrop. Supremely talented Lynn Kerstan pens an unforgettable story of passion and forgiveness, revenge and redemption." Susan Wiggs The rider, a masterful black-haired man, sat at ease in the high-pommeled saddle. Mira could not have moved if her life depended on it. A duke's prize, less reluctant than she ought to be, she stood alone before the man who had laid before her a frightful dilemma. He would take her in marriage, or he would die for her.
Susanne Knight Author Susanne Marie Knight official website listing romance writing With A Twist books, news, and information for readers and writers. Be sure to sign up for free newsletter Knight Dreams. http://www.susanneknight.com
Extractions: T his June, allow your imagination to soar with romance novels by award-winning author and 2004 EPPIE finalist: Susanne Marie Knight Ride the waves of love with a new a paranormal romantic suspense: THE COMING . Also available are the very best in Regency novels including two 5 star time-travel Regencies; science fiction including a reader-voted novel; best-selling paranormals; a best-selling murder mystery; along with a "sexy and smart" contemporary, and much more! Click here for your passport to adventure: www.susanneknight.com Interested in learning about Romance Writing with a Twist? Click here to get a brief explanation. Or send an email to aknight4romancebooks@sendfree.com to receive autoresponder info.
RITA HESTAND-AUTHOR A romance author's website where we'll enjoy lively discussions on romance, books,writing,poetry, children's stories,with how to's and what for's of publishing. http://www.ritahestand.romance-central.com
Deborah Hale Regency and Georgianera romance featuring historical information, articles on the techniques of writing historical romance, and even period recipes and Shakespearean trivia. http://www.deborahhale.com/
Extractions: Updated: June 5, 2004 Calling All Readers! During the week of June 7 - 11, The Last Champion will be the Staff Pick on Romance Junkies Book Club . I'll be hanging out on the Book Club listserve that week, chatting with readers and giving away lots of prizes including some hard-to-find copies of my backlist, a set of my three medievals and a set of my two most recent releases. For writers, I'll be giving away some copies of a CD with Powerpoint Presentations of two of my workshops, The Lover's Journey and Character Arcs. Hope you'll stop by, say Hi and maybe win a prize! More>> News Amazon Chapters EHarlequin The Last Champion ISBN 0-373-29303-8 "An ever-resourceful heroine clashes romantically with an idealistic hero in Hale's latest expertly written historical, which is sure to please readers with its captivating combination of engaging characters and richly detailed medieval English setting." John Charles, Booklist
Lena Nelson Dooley Writer, editor, and teacher who lives in Hurst, Texas. A published inspirational romance author, Lena is also Director of FUMC Players a drama group. She also teaches a successful writing seminar. http://www.safeweb.net/~ldwrites
Thea Devine Romantic Times calls her The Queen of Erotic romance, Affaire de Coeur the divine mistress of sensual writing Thea is the author of 16 steamy historical romances, a handful of sexy contemporaries and several bestselling novellas. http://www.theadevine.com/
Extractions: Everything She Believed... Wild, beautiful, unwilling to bend to anyones rules, Jancie Renbrook is governed by one overwhelming desire: to make Lujan Galliard want her, marry her, and serve as the instrument of her fathers revenge. But life at the Galliard manor proves a treacherous den of iniquity, where Jancie is coveted by many, and the only man who could prove her ally is Lujan himself... Everything He Desired... Everything Has Its Price Blinded by vengeance, trapped by uncontrollable passion, two lovers have become pawns in a dangerous game of sin and secrets, and the only way out is to surrender to a love neither is ready to trust... Order from Amazon This is our beautiful Calico cat, Emily, who left us May last year. She was the most elegant, restrained, beautiful and communicative cat; we found her, or she found us, along with her orange tabby fraternal twin, Charlotte, one summer in Maine thirteen years ago, when we visited an animal shelter in a nearby town. "Take two," the sage director said, "they'll be company for each other." They had been born on a nearby farm. And they both have been amazing, wonderful companions. SATISFACTION , as she will always live in our hearts, and in our family's memory.
Welcome To The Passionate Pen -- A Place For Romance Writers Articles I ve written on a variety of writingrelated topics. Information on romance author and webmistress Jess Michaels (clicking the link opens a new window http://www.passionatepen.com/
Extractions: **This issue is still available NOW!!** **Come check out the June Contest Welcome to The Passionate Pen, a resource for Romance Writers who are pursuing their dream of publication. If you've written a romance novel, or if you're interested in writing one in the future, this is the place for you! I welcome your questions and comments. Please sign the guestbook or contact me . Here you will find: This site is updated each week (Monday mornings). If you want to see What's New this week, click the link! You can also look for the icon!
Vanessa Grant Romance Writers Resources romance Writer's resources from Vanessa Grant. Vanessa's Writers Bookstore has a wide selection of resource books for writers, Canadian romance Novels, and books by Vanessa Grant. Writers Software features free templates and macros for writers, and the Dogwood Compendium of Names for character naming. This site also features writing Seminars on Tape, Events, Resources for Research, Publisher and Authors' links. http://www.vgrant.com/homepage.html
Extractions: Upcoming Events Online and live courses and seminars Bookstore Writing Romance , award- winning guide for professional and developing writers, by Vanessa Grant, author of 30 romance novels with over 10 million copies sold, including Think About Love Seeing Stars , and The Colors of Love Seminars for Writers Online courses Seminars on Audiotape , online and face-to-face Writing Seminars and Courses Software MuseNames for Character Naming, StoryCraft Story Development Software, free Templates and Macros Resources for Writers Multi-published author and international lecturer Vanessa Grant is the author of 30 novels, and the critically acclaimed how-to book, Writing Romance, now in its second edition . Her books have been translated into 15 languages and she has over 10 million books in print. Vanessa is a popular international lecturer who has given workshops to many writers' groups in Canada and the USA. In August of 2001 she was the featured speaker at the Romance Writers of Australia and Romance Writers of New Zealand's annual conferences. Vanessa lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and a kleptomaniac cat named Zorro.
Tina Gerow romance Authors biography, current writing project and critique group information. http://www.tinagerow.com
Romance Writing Welcome To Romance Writing! romance writing. An iUniverse Community for romance Writers. Welcome to romance writing! Come on in. romance writers are well, hopefully, romantic! http://community.iuniverse.com/romance/
Premier Author Writing Contest Vintage romance Publishing Company is looking for oldfashioned romance writers with a flair for early to mid-twentieth century settings. Please visit our site for our competition details. http://dawnwhitmire.tripod.com/vintage.htm
Extractions: While we will publish exceptional romances set in the early to mid-twentieth centuries, we will not publish just another romance novel which happens to be set in those time periods. When you sit down to read a novel published by our company, we want you to feel as if you've been yanked back into the scene. If you're reading a 1920s novel, we want you to see the Shebas and Sheiks staring across a room at one another, their hearts beating in perfect rhythm. We want you to feel the wind in your hair as you ride shotgun in the Model T. As Henry Ford's amazing invention rolls down the busy streets of Chicago, you'll feel the excitement in the air as the speakeasies began yet another night of thumbing their noses at Prohibition. We want romance to come alive and the night to sparkle with anticipation.
RITA Awards romance Writers of America RITA Awards. RITA Award entrants are judged by fellow romance writers for quality in writing and overall excellence. http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/rita.htm
Extractions: The RITA Awards are presented annually by the Romance Writers of America to the best novels in romantic fiction. RITA Award entrants are judged by fellow romance writers for quality in writing and overall excellence. Click on anything that is highlighted Contemporary Single Title ... Return to the Salt Lake County Library System Home Page
Florida Romance Writers is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting excellence in romance writing, helping writers establish careers, and providing continuing support http://www.frwriters.org/
Extractions: Florida Romance Writers, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting excellence in romance writing, helping writers establish careers, and providing continuing support, information, and resources to all writers. Our membership includes well-known authors of romance and other fiction genres, as well as non-fiction authors. Members have won contests and awards, celebrated first book sales, and achieved the New York Times Bestsellers list. FRW is the South Florida chapter of Romance Writers of America®. Feel free to take a look around our site...visit our Authors page to find out about upcoming book releases. And don't forget to check our monthly meeting schedule for exciting new programs (non-members welcome to attend). If you're interested in joining FRW, go to our Membership page for more information. Some of our authors with books out in 2004 include Nancy J. Cohen, Linda Conrad, Heather Graham, Joan Johnston, Marcia King-Gamble, Sandra Madden, Carol Stephenson, Cynthia Thomason, Kelsey Roberts, Helen Rosburg, Bonnie Vanak, and Lisa Manuel.
Irene Fevens: My Authentic Self The author of contemporary romance, New Time New Place . Read about her first romance novel and her writing and teaching corner. http://www.geocities.com/irenefevens
Extractions: As my husband continued to fight his own battle with his illness, I soon found myself on the operating table in November of 2000, fighting my own battle which would leave me off work for eight months. It wasn't until January 2001, when I picked up a copy of Gary Zukav's Soul Stories , that my healing began. Bruno and I read this book together, and together we fought for "authentic power." Since this time, I've been on a spiritual journey reading books by Don Miguel Ruiz, Paulo Coelho, Barbara Johnson, and Debbie Ford.
Windy City Romance Writers Of America As a chapter of romance Writers of America, the mission of Windy City is to help writers become published and establish careers in their writing field, while http://scribesworld.com/windycityrwa/
Extractions: About Windy City Windy City Authors Windy City Choice Awards Lending Library Favorites ... Four Seasons Awards - Winners! Programs Other Articles: Tax Tips for Writers , by Teresa Stone (.pdf) As a chapter of Romance Writers of America, the mission of Windy City is to promote excellence in romantic ficiton, help writers become published and establish careers in their writing field, while maintaining a safe, supportive environment. Meetings are held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Check the program schedule for meeting place for our first meeting of the month, our General/Workshop meeting. Most will be held at the Naperville Municipal Center from 7-9:30pm. (See map for directions.) Generally, the first half of our meetings are slated for guest speakers and the second half for chapter business. Speakers begin their presentations at 7:00 sharp. Please arrive early enough to be in your seats by that time. Our second meeting, our critique meeting, is held at the Lisle Public Library from 7-9pm. (See
Gayle Buck - Bibliography Gayle Buck, author of regency romance fiction, the howto write and market the regency romance, and inspirational romance. Biography, book descriptions, writing tips, and order information. http://www.myunicorn.com/bibl18/bibl1891.html
Veda Boyd Jones -- Author And Lecturer She enjoys the challenge of writing for diverse readers. She is the author of twentyeight books nine are romance novels. http://www.vedaboydjones.com/
Extractions: Veda Boyd Jones enjoys the challenge of writing for diverse readers. She is the author of thirty-one books: four children's historical novels, fourteen children's biographies, two children's nonfiction books, a picture book, nine romance novels, and a coloring book. Other published works include over 200 articles and stories in children's and adult magazines (Cricket, Highlights, Humpty Dumpty, The Writer, Writer's Digest, Woman's World, etc.), articles in reference books, and five romance novellas. Jones earned an MA in history at the University of Arkansas, has taught writing at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, and currently teaches for the Institute of Children's Literature. She and her husband, Jimmie, an architect, have three sons, Landon, Morgan, and Marshall. In 1993, Jones won the Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the articles division for a children's profile of Rachel Carson. In 1995, her romance novel Callie's Mountain was voted best contemporary in the annual readers' poll by Heartsong Presents. Among her awards through the years from the Missouri Writer's Guild are Best Magazine Article, Best Historical Article, Best Adult Fiction, Best Children's Fiction, Best Children's Book, and Best Romance Novel.
