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People You Should Know A Conversation with Ross Howard, A Cure for Kirby, Meet Monica Davis and Geir Ness. The Beauty of Change Series Historical Romance Column and Book Reviewer: Kaye Hatfield NEW! Sam DeMarco Have you dreamed of starting your own business? Sam DeMarco, owner of Compliance Team, did and he tells us how he made his dream a reality! Photo Gallery Romance & You (Articles) Romantic Memoir
Quotes & Poetry Expand your quotes and poetic horizons by visiting our various Quotes & Poetry categories: Thought of the Week: Time for New Beginnings A series of 8 articles by Melissa Hamilton comprising a collection of principles that will allow you to make your vision for the future a reality. Read about the Amish, India, Philippines, Greece, & Rome.
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"Romance novels are keys to the heart" Kat Martin
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe: Which Book Should I Buy? Do you want to know who and what is being published for the month? Are you curious about how well a novel is being received? Check out these resources for book reviews and other items of interest-- Romantic Times: Book Club: ( www.romantictimes.com) Provides a comprehensive listing of books and accompanying reviews. A subscription is only $29.95 per year for 12 issues or copies are available in the bookstore.EHarlequin.com: If you enjoy reading the series books, make sure and visit the Harlequin site. A search for book title and author feature is available. In addition, a newsletter, biography/links on authors, articles, and a community discussion group is on-line. The Word on Romance: ( www.thewordonromance.com) The Word on Romance specialty is book reviews. The site also provides author interviews and contest links. Authors can submit a book review request. The Word on Romance also has their own "Rose" award whereby at year-end, site reviewers select from nominated books for the Rose Award.A Romance Review: ( www.aromancereview.com/news) A Romance Review offers book reviews, author interviews, columns, articles and a myriad of romance related topics. Also, if you're interested in working with the site, you can submit your area of interest at http://www.aromancereview.com/helpwanted.phtml.All About Romance: ( www.allaboutromance.com) All About Romance is packed full of informative categories for the romance reader. Numerous articles on history, reviews, and "Coming Attractions" is a must see as it conveniently lists all the romance books hitting the shelf on a particular month! (Bessie Makris, a librarian from Fort Worth, Indiana handles this labor of love).Romance Web-sites for the Romantic at Heart Enjoy perusing some web-sites that cater to the romance reader. Historical Romance Writers: (www.historicalromancewriters.com/index.cfm) Historical Romance Writers is a site for readers of historical romance to check out. The site has book reviews, articles, historical time periods listed, writing resources for authors, and a newsletter. Romance Reader at Heart: ( www.romancereaderatheart.com) Romance Reader at Heart is a site devoted to lovers of historical romance featuring author profiles, books, chatboard, fashions, interviews, romance cover models, timelines, trivia, author directories and more!Road to Romance: ( www.roadtoromance.ca) Road to Romance is another site full of category options. Direct romance author links, author news, spotlight interviews, articles submitted by authors, contests, free bookmark downloads, and free book downloads!Finding An Author On the Web If you are looking for a specific author on the Internet, you have several alternatives to locate your quarry-- Alternative #1: Visit the web-site of the publisher who released the author’s book. Typically, an author’s biography and/or web-site link is provided. Alternative #2: Input the author’s name in a search engine. Include the words "romance author" and the title of their book (if available). Results of the search will bring up their web-site (if the author has one) and other sites where the name of the author is mentioned. (Example: interviews, articles or book reviews). The Nuts & Bolts of Becoming a Romance Author Are you interested in becoming a romance writer? As a romance reader, perhaps you are curious about what a writer needs to know to forge a career in romance publishing. The following resources may prove helpful in your quest-- Writing Romances: A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America You Can Write a Romance The Art of Romance Writing: How to Create, Write How to Write Romances
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