August 31, 2016
Early Harlequin romances were written in 3rd person from the heroine’s pov (point of view). It was quite a while before the hero was allowed his pov. Once he was, it wasn’t uncommon for writers to “head hop.” (Go from the heroine’s thoughts to the hero’s and back.) When I started writing romances, I was […]
February 3, 2016
One of the first decisions a writer must make when starting a story is whose point-of-view (pov) to use? Will the author tell the story? A narrator? One of the characters? Several of the characters? At the end of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century it was common for an all […]
January 28, 2015
What many readers and new writers don’t realize is how many decisions are made before that first word is written. 1. Who is the main character (MC)? I may have a vague idea about the character, but soon I need to “get to know” this person. a. Name, sex, age, physical description, etc. b. What […]
January 8, 2014
This month (all 8 days of it) I started transcribing my last Harlequin Temptation —STORYBOOK HERO—so I can put it out as an e-book. That book was published in 1989, before I started writing for Bantam’s Loveswept line, before my editor there chastised me about “head-hopping.” For anyone not familiar with this term, head-hopping is […]