Mind Styles to help build character profiles: How well do you know your character? How can you develop conflict just with a character profile? Dr. Anthony Gregore published The Style Delineator in 1982 culminating twelve years of study and research. This resource guide can give writers a way to enhance conflict and humor as well as bring the hero and heroine to a deeper understanding […]
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Book Tasting: I just ran across a promotional tool that actually makes some sense. The idea is based on the concept of Wine Tasting or Food Tasting. The author gives the reader a taste of his/her book without ramming it down their throat. Tastes: free reads, a chapter excerpt, a taste of the dialogue, or an exciting taste of a scene. When I was able […]
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I actually wrote last week, well kind of sort of, I plotted and I read my part of the anthology. It was fun to get back to my characters and the detailed scenes which I was able to outline will creat a quick write. I also discovered that I was in need of plotting the fae folk scenes. I knew they had become a bit […]
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Klarissa said:“Highland Honor is an exciting historical with lots of passion and danger. I felt drawn to Callie and Colin’s lives and wanted to learn about them. With some questions unanswered Ms. Young leaves it open for more stories with these great characters. If you love Highlanders, you’ll love Highland Honor.”Read the entire review.Buy Highland Honor from Awe-Struck Publishing.http://awe-struckreviews.blogspot.com/
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The readers luncheon in Portland yesterday was a great experience. Jane Porter’s speach was wonderful, a little funny, poignant and eye opening. Every time I hear anyone speak of their experiences growing up and the difficulties they had to live through I am grateful. I wonder how there are so many disfunctional families and people in the world. Yet I teach. And I see the […]
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Title: Dakota’s Bride Authors: Christine Young Genres: Historical, Romance Available: Feb 18, 2010Online Link: http://www.nightowlreviews.com/nightowlromance/reviews/Review.aspx?daoid=5969Score: 4.25 / 5 Review: Emma St. John is on the run from a very dangerous and evil man, her stepfather. Upon her mother’s mysterious death after a long illness, Emma overhears her stepfather discussing how he systematically poisoned her mother until she died. After hearing this devastating news, as well […]
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Sunshine Award Paty Jager gave my blog a Sunshine Award. Thanks Paty! According to the guidelines, now that I picked your blog you need to: Put the logo on your blog in a post. Pass the award onto 12 bloggers. Link the nominees within this post. Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blogs. Share the love and link […]
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Scene writing 101: Even if you are a panster, like me, plotting each scene is way too important to forego. I go through many steps when I decide what will happen in my scenes. First: I make sure I know whose POV I’m in. Second: I write the first sentence and try to write the last sentence. Knowing how the scene will end and making […]
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Dakota’s Bride, I’m celebrating the rerelease of Dakota’s Bride. Twelve years ago in December, Dakota’s Bride was released by Kensington. It was my first published book and I had the great honor of Kate Duffy editing my book. Kate was a legend in the field of publishing. She passed away this last fall and the writing world mourned her loss. She was great fun and […]
