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As a writer, what type of stories do you Write or Read?: My writing focuses on time travel and historicals, particularly in the Regency period, but I’m currently working on a contemporary.

Remember the classic movies from the thirties and forties? Movies like His Girl Friday, The Thin Man, Bringing Up Baby, and My Man Godfrey? The conversation was clever and rapid-fire, the characters were quirky and attractive, the mood was suggestive and subtle. They were never in-your-face, but you remembered them long after the show was over.

I write with those classics lurking in my head. Screwball comedy or romantic mystery, novel or short story, I want you to stay up past your bedtime to find out how my story ends. You'll smile and frown, laugh out loud, and twist the corner of your blanket as you wonder what happens next. I write books you can read on the beach, but they won't fade in your memory as the sun goes down.

Do you have a website you'd like to post?: http://www.freewebs.com/kristinlawrence

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Writing in the Dark

Posted on July 18, 2008 at 8:46pm 9 Comments 0 Likes

Massive thunderstorms rolled through our area this afternoon and I’m now hoping my laptop battery lasts longer than our power outage. On reflection, however, I feel like my current unilluminated situation parallels my writing style.

I’m following an interesting thread on the always entertaining Smart B**ches Who Love Trashy Novels blog about writing first drafts. SB Sarah asked her readers how they approach… Continue

Them’s Fightin’ Words

Posted on July 7, 2008 at 9:30pm 15 Comments 0 Likes

One of my favorite authors – she writes mysteries with a touch of romance – will have a new release in one of her highly popular series out this August. I hurried over to an online bookstore today to read up on the release and amuse myself by reading reviews from her last release. All five stars, except two. They didn’t get the romance part of the mystery, which I’m okay with – different strokes, after all. What I’m not okay with is the two-star rating which justified the flaws the male… Continue

It’s Too Darn Hot

Posted on June 12, 2008 at 8:55pm 11 Comments 0 Likes

Actually, it has finally cooled down today in New England, but with temperatures hitting ninety-eight degrees in early June, it has me thinking about global warming. Add to that filling up my tank this morning at $4.04/gallon and I wonder sometimes how the planet is going to make it. We’re a pretty crunchy-granola part of the country in my little corner and going green is very hip here.

What does this have to do with writing? I’m getting to that, I promise.

So I was… Continue

Breaking the Rules

Posted on June 2, 2008 at 11:32am 10 Comments 0 Likes

On the surface, I appear to be a law-abiding, sensible person, willing to listen to reason and unwilling to rock boats. Stability and comfort – that’s my creed.

But underneath my mild-mannered exterior lurks the heart of a rebel. Tell me a rule of writing and I immediately want to break it, particularly the “rules” of writing romance. Obviously, everyone’s opinion varies, but here are some of the rules I’ve heard with some thoughts on each.

The hero and heroine have to… Continue

Memorial Day musings

Posted on May 27, 2008 at 12:04pm 6 Comments 0 Likes

My maternal grandfather served stateside in World War II – a mechanic for the Navy. My paternal grandfather never served, being exempted from service because he was a mortician and was considered necessary on the home front. He must have felt sensitive about that exemption. When he died in 1995, my father and I found the card from the War Department officially releasing him from the military still in his wallet with his other important items.

His son, my uncle, served as a doctor in… Continue

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At 12:29pm on March 17, 2011, Mike O'Hare said…: I'm in the throes of helping to breathe a bit of extra life into WRDF. Can we be friends? If so, please add me.

At 1:24pm on December 28, 2009, Sandy said…: Hi Kristin,

I haven't heard from you in a long time. How are you doing? Are you still writing? I hope you had a great holiday.

Hugs,
Sandy

At 10:50am on December 17, 2008, Lynda Coker said…: Where has this year gone? I guess when you’re busy time really does fly because mine has certainly taken wing.

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 Tipping Point Workshops (TTP WORKSHOP TAB),
The Contest announcement page (CONTEST TAB)
The Bookmark giveaway page (BOOKMARK TAB)
The Free reads page (FREE READS 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

At 11:54am on September 6, 2008, Paul J. said…: Dear Kristin.
Thank you so much for your warm welcome. I look forward to getting to know you better. Your books and writing style sounds like the kind of writing/books I most enjoy! I hope you have a wonderful day, and a relaxing, refreshing wekend!
Blessings, Paul ;-)

At 10:45am on July 18, 2008, Rowena Cherry said…: Did I say YES, PLEASE!!! to linking back to my website? I certainly meant to do so. Thank you so much for asking.

March was immensely hectic (as has been April, May, June...)

Thank you so much for asking.

At 4:12pm on July 9, 2008, Katherine "Kat" Smith said…: HI Kristin,

Thanks for accepting the connection. Yeah, I get asked so much (usually 5 or more times a day) how tall I am or if I play basketball. I usually answer politely, but man can it get annoying,so the book is more about tolerance and understanding the day to day life of tall women. Humor and inspiration. We gotta laugh and not take ourselves os seriously, right?

At 4:28pm on July 8, 2008, Sandy Wickersham-McWhorter said…: I'm with you, so many people don't even give romance a chance, though Inspirational seems to be better accepted in some circles. I know I'll come up against people like that woman more than once but the first time is a shockers to say the least, Sandy

At 8:14pm on July 4, 2008, GERI'S BOOK REVIEWS said…: Hi Kristin,
Happy Fourth Of July. Wishing u a Safe & Peaceful
Holiday. I posted a Blog today to our Military. If time allows...
come visit!
Hugs, Geri