Falling In Love With Romance: April 2014

Nuggets for April

Some interesting thoughts about pricing not just your new book, but your backlist
http://www.edwardwrobertson.com/2013/10/challenging-assumptions-pricing.html

Some tips for deep point of view
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2013/12/going-in-deep-point-of-view-pov.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QueryTracker+%28QueryTracker+Blog%29

I'm giving a single link for this blog, but if you need inspiration for marketing your book, I suggest you explore this site extensively.
http://webbiegrrl.blogspot.com/p/branding-for-indie-authors.html

When you're writing your book blurb, it might be helpful to consider the research done by Bookbub.
http://unbound.bookbub.com/post/71990474519/5-test-results-to-help-you-market-your-ebook

Pricing strategies have been on my mind a lot lately, so Kristine Katherine Rusch's post caught my attention. I don't agree with everything she says, but it's all worth considering.
http://kriswrites.com/2014/01/15/the-business-rusch-pricing-discoverability-part-7/

Worried about your plot? Need to write a blurb? This is a great post to help with both.
http://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2014/03/dont-plot-just-play-fortunately-unfortunately.html

Thursday Writing Quotes ~ Alfred Hitcock

Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings. ~ Alfred Hitchcock

Thursday Writing Quote ~ Robert Campbell

I’ve always strived for two sometimes seemingly contradictory qualities in my novels: the inevitability of the conclusion so that the reader, upon reflection, can see the shadow of the end suggested in the beginning; and the illusion that the writer and the reader are discovering the same things about the story and characters at the same time. ~ Robert Campbell

A Snippet from A Dark & Stormy Knight

New releases always come with sneak peaks. It's part of how authors try to entice readers. Don't hold it against us. It's a fine line to walk. I try to pick amusing moments, but at the same time, I don't want to put the best of the story out there either. I never want anyone to feel the way I sometimes do after I see a movie, as though I'd already seen all the best stuff in the previews.

So with that in mind, this snippet comes from the middle of the story. Georgia has done a favor for Tommy, a guy she and Sol went to high school with. Tommy is in the process of getting a divorce, and Georgia has begun to feel as if they're friends. This occurs in Tommy's living room.

They laughed together. As their laughter cycled down, he bounced their still-clasped hands lightly against her thigh, and suddenly, his hand holding hers didn’t feel so chummy.

Before she could find a genteel way to withdraw, he pulled her into his arms. Her body went stiff then relaxed. It was only a hug. Friends could hug. She put her arms around his shoulders and hugged him back. After a few seconds, he loosened his grip and she drifted away. She answered the smile on his face with one of her own.

See? she told herself. Friends.

Then he leaned in and kissed her.

Oh, hell.

If his arms had been made of galvanized steel, he might have been able to hold onto her, but the next thing she knew, she’d shot to her feet, leaving him alone on the couch, his arms still shaped for an embrace.

Hope you enjoyed it.

BTW, A Dark & Stormy Knight is now available on Barnes and Noble and other outlets.