Rebecca Hunter: The Stockholm Diaries

Romance

I'm Rebecca Hunter, and I write the steamy contemporary romance series, Stockholm Diaries. My husband is Swedish, and we've lived together in Sweden twice. Both times, I met women from around the world with interesting stories about meeting Swedish men and moving to Sweden, often just to take a chance

Meredith Bond: The love hate relationship of book descriptions

Romance

I hate writing book descriptions. I have a really hard time writing them. However, writing a book description is a great way at discovering what your book is really about. Yes, I have just spent the past 3-4 months writing the book, but I was focusing on characters—making sure that they’re likeable, and

Beverly Ovalle’s Writing Journey

Romance

I’m happy to be on Celebrate with a Book. I’m Beverly Ovalle. I’ve dabbled in writing my whole life. I know, my mom unearthed some angsty pre-teen poetry that I had totally forgot about. I continued in High School having to choose between track and creative writing. Writing won, lol. Graduating,

Message from Tina: Help Support my Thunderclap

Marketing

Hi Everyone, I love having a place to share my love of books. Today, I wanted to share with you something that I am actively doing and for which I NEED your HELP. I am gearing up for my first fantasy romance release set for the 25th of October, and could

Jeannette de Beauvoir: It’s Not Just The Plot, It’s The People

Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

I never thought I’d write mysteries. The only thing I’ve ever really wanted to do is write, though, and I read mysteries from a very early age. I especially loved the U.K. authors: mid-century ones like Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Mary Stewart; more modern ones like Phil

Kimbra Kasch: MORGAINE LE FAY AND THE VIKING

I love creating new characters whether I do it with a new hairstyle, a mask or a pen IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR LOVE . . .this is the story for you. MORGAINE LE FAY AND THE VIKING tells the tale of the legendary love affair that spanned three countries, crossed an

New Release – Brothers in Blue: Max

Romance

Big city party-girl Amanda Barber has been spoiled most of her life. But life for Amanda suddenly becomes a major challenge: adapting to small town life, dealing with her handicapped brother and constantly butting heads with a frustrating local cop. As a police officer and former Marine, “responsibility” is Max Bryson’s

Christina Hoag: What inspired me to write about gangs

Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

Having written both a nonfiction book and a fiction book about gangs, people often ask me why gangs? I first encountered gangs as a young newspaper reporter in New Jersey, when I was assigned to write a story about a notorious motorcycle gang delivering Christmas toys to a local hospital.

Roz Marshall: The Magic of Scotland

Urban Fantasy

At last year's Edinburgh International Book Festival, I picked up a book on Scottish myths and legends. I was spellbound. Some of those stories kindled my imagination and made me look at my homeland through fresh eyes. Living in Scotland is awesome. Soaring mountains, inky lochs, thousand-acre skies - just looking

Camilla Monk: Why I write

I think I write because I tend to live inside my head, always thinking up stories about everything I see or hear around me. I also have a fondness for drawing, which, oddly enough, certainly lead me to writing: drawing is simply yet another way to write stories. I recently used