Tag: Writer
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For The Love Of Tropes
Romance tropes are part of what makes the genre so very recognizable. Romance readers can essentially pick and choose their favorite tropes and there are some books, novellas, fan-fiction, or something out there with their handpicked tropes. If it doesn’t exist yet, it most likely will at some point. Anymore, it seems like romance readers…
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One Series I Refuse to Give up Hope on
Growing up in the age of Twilight, I got to read so many new and wonderful YA books as they came out. The vampire craze swept YA readers everywhere. Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy and the following series, Bloodlines, were among those books that took us from teenagers to adults. So it may not come as…
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IT Support to the Resue: Help, I Broke My Blog!
Good beautiful morning! It almost wasn’t after what I managed to do on Wednesday. I thought this entire blog was gone because I vastly underestimated my ability to take something technical and just completely mess it up. It turns out that if you need some technology broken, I’m your person. Without the infinite patience of…
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New! Rohan of the Ruin Comes to a Conclusion Today
Welcome back to the conclusion of the Rohan of the Ruin Writing Prompt Wednesday! If you’ve been reading along from the beginning, you’re probably ready for Rohan’s story to end. For any new readers joining us this week, see where it all began: https://www.bluedandelionpress.com/writingpromptwednesdayherewegoagain/ This writing prompt ended up swerving into fantasy territory instead of…
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One More Week Until Rohan of the Ruin Ends
We’re baaaaack! Thank you for your patience and understanding while I took a week off of Writing Prompt Wednesday so I could work on editing for my novel. I finished the chapters and sent them back this weekend, so I’m ready to throw Rohan for a loop! Hopefully, you enjoyed the flash fiction writing prompt…
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Writing Prompt Pause: A Quick And Humble Offering Of Apology Here!
With only two weeks left of Writing Prompt Wednesday, Rohan of the Ruin, I hate to take a break, but this week I am, and for a very good reason! I received four chapters back from my editor for my first full-length romance novel. They still need some rewriting before officially being edited. Along with…
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Trigger Warnings: The Great Debate
Trigger Warnings, perhaps you’ve heard of them, perhaps not. Recently, trigger warnings (TWs) have become a common theme discussed by readers and authors across multiple genres. So what is a trigger warning and why does anyone care? Trigger warnings are a list of tropes or themes that occur within a book that might cause an…
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Part VII: One Step Closer to the Finale
Welcome back to another Writing Prompt Wednesday! Part VII is officially here and we are one step closer to the finale of this edition. Writing Prompt Wednesday is always a fun challenge for me as a “pantser”. I never know what is going to happen, in fact, most weeks I sit down to write without…
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Surprises and Secrets Add to the Story – Part V of Rohan of the Ruin
We’ve officially reached the midway point for this edition of Writing Prompt Wednesday! Huzzah! This means the short story is officially at the halfway point, and things are going to start getting good as I move the characters toward the climax and resolution of the storyline. What’s happened so far? Well, we know that we…
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Romantic Suspense Author Shares Publishing Journey & New Book
Last week I got to share an interview with Tee O’Fallon, a romantic suspense author. She is also the author of the Federal K-9 series, the K-9 Special Ops series, and the NYPD Blue & Gold series. Tee traditionally published her first three series but for series number four, she’s trying out the independent (indie)…