Writing Craft

The Perfectly Imperfect Heroine in Medieval Romance

Submitted by laura on Wed, 2012-08-22 19:52
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The conventional wisdom among authors is that you shouldn’t read your own book reviews.  Or else, you should only read the good ones.  The reason for this is because, with the internal critic from y

Sympathy for the Devil is Back

Submitted by laura on Sun, 2012-03-25 11:28
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Good news!  By popular demand, I'm bringing back my writing workshop on "Sympathy for the Devil:  Dark Heroes in Popular Fiction," which illustrates dark hero archetypes using clips from blockbuster films.  I'm presenting to the Peninsula Chapter of Romance Writers of America on Sept. 15 at the Kitsap Library in Washington.  Maybe some other places too!

Emerald City Writers Conference

Submitted by laura on Mon, 2011-10-31 20:10
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Just returned from the Greater Seattle RWA's Emerald City Writers Conference. I was on the organizing committee this year as the goodie bag co-chair and have never had so much fun! We stuffed those bags full of books. :) Also did a book-signing and moderated a workshop on the biochemistry of falling in love. Fascinating!

Romantic Elements and Transcending Genre in THE QUEEN'S FOOL by Philippa Gregory

Submitted by laura on Thu, 2010-05-27 22:00
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I wrote the essay below for the Stonecoast MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction at the University of Southern Maine. Please feel free to cite my work with attribution if you like for your own academic or other research.

Thriller and Romantic Elements in EYE OF THE NEEDLE, A Film Starring Donald Sutherland

Submitted by laura on Fri, 2010-03-26 21:41
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This is an annotation I wrote for my mentor, suspense author Mike Kimball, at the Stonecoast MFA program at University of Southern Maine. I’m analyzing the elements of successful thrillers and romance novels in order to write more effective romantic thrillers. Please feel free to cite my work, with attribution, if it’s useful for your own efforts. Let me know if you find it useful!

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