by Collette Cameron | Nov 2, 2015 | Giveaway, Mini Muse Monday
Mini-Muse Monday-I Hate That Character’s Name Maybe it’s because I’m a teacher, and I’ve seen the same name spelled ten different ways, or perhaps I’m just a crotchety old curmudgeon, but I confess, names can make or break a story for me. First I have to be...
by Collette Cameron | Oct 26, 2015 | Mini Muse Monday
Josef Lavos Die Jungfrau von Orleans” by Josef Lavos (1807–1848) Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Mini-Muse Monday-How Do You Like Your Heroines? Last week we talked about the types of heroes that will send our pulses cavorting, so I...
by Collette Cameron | Oct 19, 2015 | Mini Muse Monday
Mini-Muse Monday-Heroes. Hunks or Honeys? I had the dubious pleasure of speaking to two high school classes this last week about romance novels and what being an author entails. I have been asked to come back for four more presentations. The curriculum the...
by Collette Cameron | Oct 12, 2015 | Mini Muse Monday
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Mini-Muse Monday: Book-Tossing Time I realized a few weeks ago that I have never read the books of several authors I’ve either become good friends with or have participated in varies projects with. Some of them write genres I...
by Collette Cameron | Oct 5, 2015 | Mini Muse Monday, Writing, Writing/Publishing
Mini-Muse Monday-Pass on the Prologue? I just finished another book, and as I’ve done in all of my novels except one, I included a short epilogue. I like giving readers a glimpse into the hero and heroine’s future, and often the epilogue is a great way to...
by Collette Cameron | Sep 28, 2015 | Mini Muse Monday
Mini-Muse Monday-A Dab, a Dollop, or Drenched with Descriptions? Last week we discussed if knowing too much about your favorite authors might not be such a good thing. The quirky way my mind works, that pondering led me to think about other things that might be...