All Entries in the "Writing & Publishing Articles" Category
Article: Valentine’s Day – The Holiday Of Love
Valentine’s Day – The Holiday Of Love
by Melissa Alvarez
How did Valentine’s Day begin?
Valentine’s Day… ah… a time to spend with the ones you love. We celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving flowers, chocolates or other gifts to each other in the spirit of showing our love for one another. But how did this Holiday of Love [...]
Article: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland and Romance Fiction
by Melissa Alvarez
There is something about Ireland that draws writers of romance to use the country as settings in their books. And there are a lot of romance readers out there who love books set in Ireland. Being of Irish descent I couldn’t let St. Paddy’s Day pass us by [...]
Article: Showing versus Telling
Showing versus Telling
Bringing Your Writing To Life
by Melissa Alvarez
Show don’t tell – that’s easy to say but what exactly does it mean?
When you show your reader the characters and action in your novel, they are drawn into another world and will keep turning the pages until THE END. If you tell the reader the story [...]
Article: Romantic Suspense
Romantic Suspense
Riveted To The Edge Of Your Seat
by Melissa Alvarez
If you are an author who writes romantic suspense then you probably love reading the genre. You’ve gotten a feel of the mix of romance, suspense, and intrigue that mesh together throughout the novel. But what comes first? The romance or the suspense?
That’s almost like asking [...]
Article: Reader To Reader
Reader To Reader
What Do You Like In A Romance Fiction Novel?
by Melissa Alvarez
I sat down to write this article and had a hard time thinking of a subject. What did I want to discuss today? About a zillion things went through my mind and I couldn’t decide. Don’t you just hate it when that happens?
And [...]
Article: The Query Letter
The Query Letter
An Editor’s First Impression
Sample Query Letter
by Melissa Alvarez
Ah, the dreaded query letter. But, tell me why is it so dreaded?
Maybe it’s because you have put body and soul (and probably a few sleepless nights) into your manuscript and are now ready to put your baby in front of an editor.
Basically – it’s just [...]
