Does Suspense Belong in Romance . . . Women’s Fiction . . . etc.? by Eva Marie Everson
Does Suspense Belong in Romance . . . Women’s Fiction . . . etc.? by Eva Marie Everson “The big difference between suspense and shock or surprise is that in order to get suspense, you provide the audience with a certain amount of information and leave the rest of it to their own imagination.” […]
An Interview with Cindy Bonds
An Interview with Cindy Bonds Cindy Bonds wears many hats. Author of Hostage and Rainstorm, she also works for an aviation insurance agency and is a devoted wife and mother. She manages to write in between work, gymnastics, ballgames, and all the other things that a mom and a wife does for her family. […]
Rainstorm by Cindy Bonds: A Book Review
Make sure to read Rainstorm by Cindy Bonds in a place where you feel safe and secure with the lights on. Set in Cave Springs, Arkansas, in the fall, much of the action takes place in the rain. The weather mirrors the inner storms of the heroine. Laurel Ashburn, complete with skills and scars she […]
Building Suspense in Historical Novels by Sandra Merville Hart
Every story contains the element of suspense whether it be a mystery or a historical romance, like the ones my guest Sandra Merville Hart writes. It’s what engages the reader and holds them there until the very last page. Today, Sandra discusses how she uses characters and settings in building suspense in her historical novels. […]
Building Suspense–Part 1
Building Suspense—Part 1 “Think of suspense as building worry or apprehension.”1 Steven James “…when it comes to suspense, what I think of is everything the writer does—or has at her disposal to do—to keep the reader turning the pages of her book. That’s it.”2 Elizabeth George I believe that every story contains […]
An Interview with Darlene L. Turner
Today I have the pleasure of doing an interview with Darlene L. Turner, an award-winning author who lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband Jeff. She loves flavored coffee and plaid shirts. And, I happen to know she decorated her Christmas tree this year in black and white buffalo plaid ribbons. So her love of […]
Book Review: Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner
Get ready for an exciting trip to Canada! And you won’t need your passport or to exchange your dollars for loonies and toonies. All you need is a copy of Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner. In the U.S., the words Border Patrol send our thoughts south to our boundary with Mexico. But our northern neighbor, […]
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An Interview with Kathy Cretsinger
It’s a privilege to interview Kathy Cretsinger on my blog today. My debut novel was published by her company, Mantle Rock Publishing, LLC,. Since then, she and I have become good friends. Kathy wears many hats besides author and publisher—wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Until recently, her Friday nights have been spent watching her grandsons […]
Book Review: Bogged Down by Murder by Kathy Cretsinger
Nothing Shady Ever Happens in Shady Valley Bogged Down by Murder by Kathy Cretsinger is her first book in a new series. In it, she introduces us to Shady Valley. Nestled between the Iron Mountains to the southeast and Holston Mountain to the northwest, Shady Valley is an actual small town in eastern Tennessee—and I […]
