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- As a writer, what type of stories do you Write or Read?
- Romance
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- Romance
- How did you come to know about WRDF?
- through Regan Taylor
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Hello Friends!
This week’s essay is posted: As Dreamers Do…
An excerpt:
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"When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are,
anything your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dreams, no request is...
Angel of Windword is up for the Season Cover Contest. The covers are all lovely, but if you like my cover, I would really appreciate your vote. Please click: http://www.historicalromancereleases.com/theseason_bestcoverpoll_intro.html
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HOLIDAY MAGIC
In spite of the economy and all its miseries, as the Holiday Season descends upon us like the first gentle snowfall of winter, we cannot help but be caught up in its magic. A magic instilled within us as children, passed on to futur...
HI,
I just joined this group although I have been on RWD since it began. I'd like advice as to how to get my book here and if it's free.
Thanks so much,
Micki Peluso, author of . . .AND THE WHIPPOORWILL SANG
Let's get them on here so that others will know what they are about!
Janet, I'd love to be your friend but I can never find the accept button here so If I am not automatically your friend, let me know and I will invite you lol. I absolutely love time travel so maybe we can do a book swap!!
Micki Peluso, author of ...
Many Congrats to you Janet, How exciting! Sounds like you'll enjoy a
Wonderful New Year. Wish you much Success! Thank you for Sharing
this with us & Enjoy this Group!
Please join us for a day of fun discussing our favorite subject: romance. There will be lots of good conversation as well as giveaways so please don’t miss this event. Fell free to pass the invitation along as well.
Our Featured authors are:
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Mary Eason at www,maryeason.blogspot.com
December 15, 2009 all day
You're invited to a special celebration
Hello! I wanted to introduce myself and thank everyone for sharing their words of wisdom regarding marketing. My time-travel romance, Soliloquy, will be released January 15th and I have much to learn. It'll be quite a New Year for me!
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WRDF launched in February of 2008 and its membership has grown steadily. I hope that means we are doing something right for our members.
We have some fabulously talented writers among us. I would encourage you to take a little time to visit a couple new pages each week. The photos, videos, blurbs, excerpts, bios, blogs, graphics, and I could go on and on, are super fun and so interesting. No one has an excuse to be bored on this site with so much to read and see.
I hope you’ve kept up with WRDF’S newest features. All are great promotional opportunities for writers and great fun for our readers.
The Bookmark giveaway page (BOOKMARK TAB)
The Free reads page (FREE READS TAB).
Bingo Mania (Main Page)
Editor Chats (WRDF Calendar)
Trendsetter Blogs (Advertising page – sub-menu of Main/Map Tab)
Our book discussion club, LOST IN A GOOD BOOK, is going strong. We’ve had good participation and if you haven’t kept up with some of our adventurous discussion comments, you’ve missed the action.
We’ve also launched a new online newsletter, WRDF Online. Be sure to open and read your copy when it comes. You never know what you might be missing.
Lastly, you’ll notice a new WRDFCalendar Tab on your page. What a nice way to keep all our members notified of current and up-coming events. You’ll notice that Fridays are Guest blog days at Between the Lines. Why not take a moment, check the calendar, and reserve a couple of spots for yourself during 2009. You can request your dates at: promo@lyndacoker.com
Thank you for spending time with us. Stay safe and well,
Lynda
Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter. You can submit material for our newsletter as well. Just send your query to cover2cover@lyndacoker.com . Authors can donate a book for our Boatload Book Giveaway for December. Take advantage of our Spotlight Theater promotional package, and our Front Page banner spots. We think we’ve accomplished a lot in our first six months and we’re just getting started.
We haven’t forgotten our readers. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and blog to increase your chances of splitting a boatload of books in December. Take the opportunity to talk with your favorite authors, ask questions. You can blog and leave personal reviews of books you’ve read either in your blogs or as comments on author’s pages. Get involved, it’s sure to enhance your time with us.
Wow! There is so much going on. But wait, I'm not done yet. We have a brand new feature which will become a huge theater for our authors and a lot of fun for our readers. The new book club, LOST...In a Good Book! Check the link on the main page.
Check the main page often to keep up with the changes happening within our community. We are growing each day, and we want to stay in touch. For those wishing to take advantage of Paid Promo spots, keep a close eye on our Activity feature as that will be where special offers are posted.
Visit our groups section. If you don’t see one you like, start one of your own.
Why not help us grow? Invite some friends.
Thank you so much for spending some of your valuable time with us here at WRDF. We appreciate your membership and participation.
Lynda Coker
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Suffering from the lonely isolation of fame, my Scottish actor/hero is struggling with his life. He knows not who to trust. People all seem to want something from him and little else. Fascinated by her acuity the hero pursues the Californian woman through an affair of words. He is as determined to open her heart as she is to save him from his self-imposed solitude. But before they can dream of what lies in the future, they must come to grips with their pasts, as well as the myriad of obstacles fate and fame place in their way. ... Little does she know he will return the favor when her world is torn apart by tragedy.
Autobiographical? ...particially, as all good fiction is, I believe. We write best when using our own experiences woven into a new fabric.
Working full time? That is tough, but let me tell you most authors do. This is not a money making pursuit...truly the vast majority are starving artists. We do it for love, for legacy and because the voice of our characters demand to be heard.
I was working as curriculum specialst at an after school care program when I began. Coming off extreme burnout as a kindergarten teacher for seven years, I looked to save myself through the cheapest and best therapy on the planet...fiction writing. Weird career change...kindergarten teacher to spicy romance author? lol.
Did my actor write back to me? why...yes. What happens next? Only my best girlfriend knows for sure *wink*
This book, btw, was not the first I sold. It took joining my local RWA group and learning the tricks of the trade to rewirte it whilst continuing to write others, before it was picked up by my now publisher.
The first book I sold was written during a house exchange trip to Britain. Set in a rural village on the outskirts of London. It's a fun fast and spicy read. I used the writing as a sort of release vavle for the book that was slowing me down...a romantic suspense. I had never tried to place red herrings and keep track of them all! SO I took a detour and wrote fun and spicy. Voila...a sale. Only then did my pub look at some of my other work, (They now knew I could write...lol)
All this was accomplished during those moment you are forced to wait...doctor's offices, period of slow at work, car rides when someone else is driving. Like an internal fire, it simple had to come out. Once bitten by the writing bug, there's no going back.
So Darlene, do not get discouraged. Join an author's group. YOu will learn more at one metting than you could glean on your own in six months of research. The networking and support are unparrelled. Then write, write, write. You'll keep growing, improving, discovering your voice. Tenacity is the name of the game. Expect LOTS of rejection. It's NOt negative. Just a steping stone to the editor that will love your work
Best of luck my new friend.
Warm Regards,
Christine London
Just dropping by to say "hi" and see if you'd like to keep in touch..be friends. Writing is quite the solitary profession, is it not? We all have to stick together!
Regards,
Christine London
www.christinelondon.com
Make yourself at home. And when you get a free moment please read the forum discussion entitled, NEW MEMBERS PLEASE READ, for important content guidelines. The forum tab is located at the top of your page. Just a little necessary business to get out of the way, then I encourage you to explore and enjoy the site.
Also, check out our sister site, Between the Lines.
You can also view our newsletter Cover2Cover.
and our new book club, LOST..In A Good Book
Thanks,
Lynda