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Life Really is Stranger than Fiction — Guest blog by Darlene Gardner
On one of the saddest days of her life, my sister was crying while she climbed the stairs to her apartment after a beloved family friend had died of cancer. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. “Don’t...
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Romance Writing Tips I Learned From Adult Entertainment
© Arturkurjan | Dreamstime.com – Young Lovers Lay In Bed Photo Yes, I’m going there and I’m calling it research because, in truth, it is. As a romance writer, it’s daunting to write love scenes and...
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The Devil Is In The Research – Guest Blog by Diane Gaston
Most of the ladies here at Magical Musings are not writing historical romance, so what can I, a historical author contribute to their blog? I thought I’d talk about research. Research is obviously...
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Harlequin’s Humor
I thought I would talk a bit about my alias. Uh, no, I’m not wanted by the cops. At least not that I know of. I’m talking about my other pen name–Karen Anders. Yeah, it’s weird to be known by two...
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The Coast Guard–Badasses? Who Knew?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/15390598@N08/4002907229 by Christina Splcuzza The motto on their website is Born Ready and, boy, does that sound heroic. I have recently been researching the Coast Guard...
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My Unreasonable Obsession with Cool Stuff by Leisha O. at RoloPoloBookBlog
When the amazing, Zoe Dawson asked me if I wanted to do a guest post on Magical Musings, of course I squeaked and said yes. About a week later I panicked and realized, I’m not that cool and I have no...
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My Own Unreasonable Obsession with Cool Stuff and Challenge
I loved Leisha’s post and decided to do my own obsessions. This is, of course, just the tip of the iceberg. I want to challenge all my Magical Musings buds to doing their own obsessions. The gauntlet...
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The Anatomy of Creating A Small Town – Setting is Everything
A lot of care and research goes into creating a setting.This is where your characters live, where your characters were shaped as individuals. The environment dictates their temperaments and values,...
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Artist and Cover Designer Jessica Allain
I am thrilled to introduce you to Jessica Allain. She had been doing some stunning work for me. I found her on Deviantart and contacted her and I’m so happy to have found her. Here is the progression...
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SHOW NO MERCY
I guess the best way to intro my guest this month is: “Hello. Her name is Faith Freewoman. You have a manuscript. Prepare to be edited.” I’ve been working with Faith since I started my self-publishing...
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An Author You Should Be Reading – Sawyer Bennett
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to secure a guest author in my slot this month. So, I’m bringing one to you that I absolutely love and who writes great books. You should be reading her. Here’s why: Her...
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The Eyes Have It
I just finished a book that has been on my schedule for almost a year. It was planned to release last spring, but one thing led to another and my schedule got so bogged down. This series is near and...
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Guest Blog: Dream a Little Dream – Annie Rains
I started dreaming about being an author when I was 6 years old. I loved books! I loved to be read to and if there was no one willing, I loved to try my best to do it on my own. Authors were magical...
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Stay Away From The Voodoo…
© Elisanth | Dreamstime.com I can’t as it plays an important part in the book I’m writing right now. It’s another Hope Parish Novel and begins a trilogy. Resisting Samantha is about Chase Sutton trying...
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