by Kayelle Allen | Mar 15, 2024 | Advice for Authors, Coffee Thoughts, Coffee, Books & a Blog, Kayelle's Advice for Authors
In any story, plot is the spine, the various settings are its bones, conflict is its muscle, and characters are its flesh and beauty. Together, they create a framework on which to build a beautiful story full of living, breathing characters. Here are some basic tips...
by Anju Gattani | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
What is it about fiction that takes your breath away? The characters? The plot? The conflicts? Perhaps it’s the secondary characters and their problems? Or the world the characters live in and the issues they face? Or maybe it’s the simple...
by Blog Coordinator | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
People often ask me how I name my characters. Do I put names in a hat and draw? Do I research the name’s meaning? Do I just pull them out of the air? No, no, and no. When it comes to naming my hero and heroine, and oftentimes, my secondary characters, I put a...
by ute carbone | Sep 11, 2011 | Book Brew w Coffee Crew, Reader News
As you may have noticed from the previous shameless promotion, Blueberry Truth isn’t romance. No hot guys, no rip-the-sheets love scenes. Well, Beanie’s husband Mac is wonderful. And kinda sexy. But the book isn’t a romance. It’s women’s...
by tory richards | Jul 30, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog
I guess we all know that an afternoon delight has been referred to as a quickie for years now. In the writing industry a quickie usually means a short, most of the time erotic, story. And not necessarily a romance. It's a story that doesn't have a...
