www.vgrant.com — Geared to
romance writers with software and links.
In an effort to share the excitement about its award - nominated
romance writers with fans across the world, Romance Writers of America ® (RWA) has launched an 11 - week series of interactive video chat events highlighting the 2013 RITA Award finalist authors.
There are few
romance writers with the clear - sighted wit and warmth of Connie Brockway, a talent she showcases beautifully in Skinny Dipping.
As far as genre, I see myself as
a romance writer with a penchant for fantasy, but I like to write outside of the box and toss conventional romance ploys aside.
Ruth Anne Nordin is
a romance writer with 18 books so far in several series and many more in the pipeline.
Not exact matches
These and scores of similar stories ought to make us cringe at the ease
with which Bible - based diet books (and the
writers of them) are fodder for highbrow derision, as when B. Laurence Moore in Selling God cattily dismisses them as «merchandise in questionable taste» and lumps them indifferently
with «love - making manuals» and «the Christian equivalent of Harlequin
romances.»
It is also what some critics call an «encyclopedic novel,» at once a fictional distillation of a civilization — in this case, that of medieval Britain, or at least a vision of it — complete
with the arcana of various subjects (in this case, medieval warfare, falconry, heraldry, hagiography, psalters, scholasticism, and so on) that you expect from Pynchon and DeLillo, and the highly individual vision of a
writer who is using Malory's vast
romance as a springboard for his own imagination.
Brown is lauded by Scottish Labour, though it is a party that — as the
writer Gerry Hassan has pointed out — tends to view itself
with some
romance.
Michelle Marchant Johnson is a
writer, speaker and relationship coach who partners
with single women who want to find love and
romance.
On this week's Single in Stilettos show, founder Suzanne Oshima talks to
writer, speaker, and
romance artist Zan Perrion about having the «exclusive relationship» talk
with your guy.
Strong takes the audience through some early aspects of the
writer's biography, like his
romance with Eugene O'Neill's daughter Oona (Zoey Deutch) and his early rejections from The New Yorker, but Hoult plays Salinger as a typically frustrated young man, trying to make a creative breakthrough and angry at how closed - off New York's literary establishment seems.
Billed as a surreal sci - fi
romance and set in the very near future, Her stars Joaquin Phoenix as a
writer who falls in love
with his Siri - like operating system, which is designed to meet its user's every need.
New on Blu - ray «Southside
With You» (Lionsgate DVD, $ 19.98; Blu - ray, $ 24.99; also available on VOD) The big hook of writer - director Richard Tanne's indie romance is that it tells the story of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date, with actor
With You» (Lionsgate DVD, $ 19.98; Blu - ray, $ 24.99; also available on VOD) The big hook of
writer - director Richard Tanne's indie
romance is that it tells the story of Barack and Michelle Obama's first date,
with actor
with actors...
Writer - Director Camille Vidal - Naquet discusses telling the story of a male sex worker
with humour,
romance, and a frank approach to nudity.
Writer - director - star Michael Rosenbaum indulges in countless old - hat genre tropes in Back In The Day, a tale of an average Joe who goes home for his high - school reunion, pals around
with buddies, and tries to rekindle a
romance with his ex.
Packing so many dilemmas and loves into one breezy, heartfelt dramatic comedy
with hardly any stumbles proves Rock's evolved
writer's hand; navigating around buddy cameos, realistic
romance, raunchy comedy, philosophical drops, idol shout - outs, and all without a patina of narcissism is a feat.
Writer - director Richard Linklater is mostly known for his original and personal films like Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, and the novennial European
romance series that began
with Before Sunrise.
Before he created the HBO show «Looking,»
writer - director Andrew Haigh showed a refined talent for capturing the nuances of a young relationship
with his tender gay
romance «Weekend.»
Young Adult (R for profanity and sexuality) Bittersweet
romance drama about a recently - divorced
writer of children's literature (Charlize Theron) who moves back to her tiny Minnesota hometown to win back her happily - married, high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson) only to instead form an unusual bond
with another classmate (Patton Oswalt) left emotionally and physically scarred since senior year by an unfortunate tragedy.
My Girl, the classic tween
romance that introduced us to Anna Chlumsky (Veep), is finally coming to Blu - ray —
with new features, deleted scenes and commentary track by
writer Laurice Molinari.
Hedges» previous outing as
writer - director, the Steve Carell Touchstone dramedy Dan in Real Life, disappointed in similar ways, but this one goes much further, outraging
with its smug depictions of factory layoffs, young
romance, stock villains, and familial strain.
Directed by a former assistant to Hong Sang - soo,
Romance Joe begins
with a
writer recounting the plot of his latest screenplay to the parents of a depressed director who's disappeared following the death of his leading lady.
If you liked «Boyhood», why not take a trip back to the early days of
writer - director Richard Linklater and star Ethan Hawke's careers: in this loose, walking - and - talking
romance, Hawke plays an American in Europe who has an intense one - night affair of the heart
with a French fellow traveller (Julie Delpy).
Starring Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy as the historical couple, and Abbie Cornish as the woman obsessed
with their
romance, it all all sounds suspiciously like «Julie & Julia»
with crowns replacing the chef's hats — which, combined
with the novelty factor of the film's celebrity
writer - director, leads me to think the Weinsteins may view this more as a light commercial play rather than the hefty awards bait of their last monarchy biopic.
Embarking on a new relationship
with unconvincingly «clumsy» but forthright and sexually experienced Ramona (Sciorra), aspiring
writer Lester (Stoltz) resolves not to let his jealousy of her former boyfriends scupper the
romance.
Special Features I Remember «Crimson Peak» A Primer on Gothic
Romance Hand Tailored Gothic A Living Thing Crimson Phantom Keys to Deciphering «Crimson Peak»: By Guillermo Del Toro Deleted Scenes Beware of «Crimson Peak» The Light and Dark of «Crimson Peak» Feature Commentary
with Co -
Writer / Director Guillermo del Toro
It has a cleverly intricate screenplay by the
writer of The Full Monty and direction by Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, who almost seems to be remaking that earlier movie, only
with lots more
romance and a plot hopped up on subcontinental steroids.
Writer - director David O. Russell has made three kinds of movies: offbeat
romances («Flirting
With Disaster»), surreal comedies («I Heart Huckabees») and dramas about dysfunctional yet appealing families («The Fighter»).
Who: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt and J.K. Simmons What: A fiction
writer returns to her hometown in Minnesota looking to rekindle a
romance with her high school flame, who is now married
with kids.
This not - quite - linear movie has lighter moments alongside the drama, and the story deals
with a
writer trying to decide if he's made the right choices in his life, especially when it comes to
romance.
But he's also an accomplished
writer / director
with four very different features under his belt, from his debut family drama «Mac» to the period theatre tale «Illuminata» and two music driven efforts, «
Romance & Cigarettes» and «Passione.»
The Silk Road... And Beyond is a series of workshops I've been giving over the years (often
with the assistance of the award - winning western
romance writer Jacquie Rogers) that show how familiar ghosties and ghoulies have counterparts around the world, traveling the same paths as we humans.
Hidden Shadows is a Winner in the Fiction category of the 2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement award; Winner 2016 Global Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; Short - Listed for the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize; finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award; Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Eric Hoffer Award; Finalist, da Vinci Eye Award; Finalist, Debut category: WFWA (Women's Fiction
Writers Association) Star Award Contest; Finalist, Literary Fiction, NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards); Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in the Western
Romance category; Finalist in the NERFA contest (National Excellence in
Romance Fiction Awards), sponsored by First Coast
Romance Writers, for «Novel
with Romantic Elements;» Finalist in the Long Contemporary category for the Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Contest (Heart of Denver
Romance Writers) and Top Ten finisher, Best Other Novel, Predators & Editors Readers» Poll 2015 as well as other awards and accolades.
I could rant, but author Jackie Kessler does it so well I'll just link to her, and then follows up
with Harlequin's response after the
Romance Writers of America said, -LSB-...]
This post is about how she came to be a
writer — specifically a mystery
writer, after starting out
with the intention of writing
romance.
RWA (
Romance Writers of America) is an organization that supports and advances the careers of romance authors, and the RWA conference is a four - day gathering of publishers, writers and supporters with over 2,100 att
Romance Writers of America) is an organization that supports and advances the careers of romance authors, and the RWA conference is a four - day gathering of publishers, writers and supporters with over 2,100 att
Writers of America) is an organization that supports and advances the careers of
romance authors, and the RWA conference is a four - day gathering of publishers, writers and supporters with over 2,100 att
romance authors, and the RWA conference is a four - day gathering of publishers,
writers and supporters with over 2,100 att
writers and supporters
with over 2,100 attendees.
However, that might be like saying I didn't enjoy Hitchcock's Vertigo as much as I enjoyed Rear Window, given that My Hope Next Door has just won the 2017 RITA award from
Romance Writers of America for
Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements.
I'm giving a workshop at
Romance Writers of America's conference this year called Submission 101
with my critique partner, Catherine Mann.
Almost every day was go - go - go
with a beach vacation, visits from friends, the
Romance Writers of America conference in NYC and all the shopping and packing required to get ready for all those events.
I've worked
with a wide range of clients, from established series
romance authors, to epic fantasy
writers with huge casts of characters and multiple plot lines, to new
writers still figuring out their first stories.
London
romance writer Jenny Holiday is the author of Famous — a Hollywood starlet who rekindles a spark
with an old flame in small town Iowa.
We'll stay in the Ivy league
with Everybody Needs A Little
Romance, a group blog written by romance writers who share their opinions and insights, their triumphs and — sometimes — their tribul
Romance, a group blog written by
romance writers who share their opinions and insights, their triumphs and — sometimes — their tribul
romance writers who share their opinions and insights, their triumphs and — sometimes — their tribulations.
I've talked about this
with some other black female
writers — as indie authors especially —
with our suspicions that the majority of
romance readers (non-black) will not pick up a book
with a black woman on the cover, should we do it anyway and take the risk just to see ourselves on the cover?
A reader picks up and likes a
romance under «Real Name
Writer» and then sees another book from the same author name and buys it and it's a horror novel
with ugly guts and blood.
Candace Johnson is a professional freelance editor, proofreader,
writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach who has worked
with traditional publishers, self - published authors, and independent book packagers on nonfiction subjects ranging from memoirs to alternative medical treatments to self - help, and on fiction ranging from
romance to paranormal.
Romance Writers of Australia is a professional organisation for writers of romantic fiction with more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new t
Writers of Australia is a professional organisation for
writers of romantic fiction with more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new t
writers of romantic fiction
with more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new talents.
-LSB-...] but author Jackie Kessler does it so well I'll just link to her, and then follows up
with Harlequin's response after the
Romance Writers of America said, «Sorry, we can no longer consider Harlequin a -LSB-...]
Why are
romance novelists far more likely to succeed
with Facebook advertising than any other kind of
writer?
Before I left for the
Romance Writers of America conference, I ran a Bonus Contest using comments
with blog post ideas as the way to enter.
My first book Casablanca, My Heart is a literary
romance but
with Psychic Confessions; Book I in The Cottage on The Border Series I position myself as the
writer of suspenseful family sagas.