Raine Balkera - Romance Author

relatable-anime-moments-tumblr It's great to feel the way the girl above apparently does, but while or after having read a wonderful novel. And, speaking of novels . . . If I continue to edit my second work, it is apt to turn into an entirely new story, so I really must cease with the edits at this point. Here's the problem with that, though: I keep thinking. And, we all know where that leads, right? I keep thinking that maybe it isn't enough romance, or that I missed a lot of the show vs tell issue that everyone hates, or that I spent too much time on a scene and the reader will get bored, or that I didn't do enough to convey thought or emotion in another instance. The only thing I'm ever truly confident about in my writing is the Strunk & White aspect, but even so, I still find goofy boo-boo's here and there. I'm always afraid. Afraid of not only the unknown but the known as well. My first novel turned into somet...

Every Tuesday, the members of Romance Writer's Weekly (RWW) get together for a blog hop. We are a terrific support group for fellow Romance Authors and love to share our experiences, give and receive help with our writing dilemmas, and promote one another's work. Let me just say I CANNOT BELIEVE that today is the last day of June, 2015. And then, I'd like to self-promote for a sec. ***I'm in the final stages of edit/proof of my second novel that I've decided to title LOVE OVER TIME , with a cover purchased and ready to be revealed. The only thing standing between me and upload mode are these edits, which are turning into nightmare rewrite sessions. It is time I just stopped editing altogether, before the story turns into something completely different.*** And now, on with the hop. I hope you arrived here after having visited with our prolific  Jami Denise  - who loves to incorporate the sexy bad-boy in her novels. I also hope that you took t...

Such a busy past week that I forgot to sign up for the Tuesday Blog Hop via Romance Writer's Weekly . I've included a link to the first hop-stop at the bottom of this post for your reading pleasure. I've decided on a title for my second novel ( Love Over Time ) and have purchased a cover as well. Both should be featured here soon.  After five rounds of edits, proofreading, and changes to this, my second manuscript, I feel relatively confident about uploading the file (soon). If interested, I've included the first three chapters in my Excerpts category above. I hope you find the time to check it out and maybe offer some constructive feedback. I also found the time to go through my Writing Articles folder and thinned out the content. Aside from a few helpful posts about show versus tell, description, and killer plot twists, that folder is now at a much more manageable level. I could recall my reasons for saving those posts in the first place, but then after ...

Welcome back to another Tuesday blog hop courtesy of Romance Writers Weekly . Every Tuesday, members of RWW get together for a blog hop. We are a terrific support group for fellow Romance Authors and love to share our experiences, give and receive help with our writing dilemmas, and promote one another's work. I hope you made your way here after visiting with Susan Scott Shelley  , and as always, I thank you for hopping in to read my response. This week, Susan asks: You've been gifted with a super power. Which would you choose? Why? This is going to be fun. And, selfishly, I'd like to possess quite a few super-natural abilities! Fountain of Youth Owner Time Traveler Extraordinaire Fastest Woman on Earth But, after more thoughtful consideration, I've decided that to be gifted with just one super power would mean that I choose to be a bona fide and honest-to-goodness WITCH , Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched . . . c...

Every Tuesday, the members of Romance Writer's Weekly (RWW) get together for a blog hop. We are a terrific support group for fellow Romance Authors and love to share our experiences, give and receive help with our writing dilemmas, and promote one another's work. Hello, and thank you for hopping over after visiting with  Gay Kiser  (writing as Tessa Gray). This week, Ronnie Allen poses the question for us. But, today is also her birthday! Which she says is Perfect to celebrate here. (Happy Birthday, Ronnie!) She's likely celebrating a birthday AND the release of her latest Sign Behind the Crime Series novel, Gemini . And the topic:  What is the theme in your novels, recurring or in one, that sends a message about an issue in society to help people? Was it developed by you intentionally, or did it evolve through the characters and plot? While attending College the second time around, I took a class that focused on social issues in literature. It was on...

Hello, there! Thank you for hopping over from Brenda Margriet's blog. This week on the hop,  Fiona Riplee wants us to write a flash fiction of 250 words or less about a long-lost love , and we're supposed to include the words hammer , chisel , and coping saw . DESPAIR FOR A LOST LOVE by FABRYKING61 ********** Back in the day, when you were the IT dude on campus, you stole my heart without ever, even knowing it. You, the all-star tight end, and ah, what a fine tight end it was, too. You, the home run king, touching them bases with ease, grace, and skill, just as you'd done with the girls, hammering home the fact that it was with everyone but me. You, b-ball Jones, running everywhere but toward me, and giving me yet another reason to continue to Jones for you. You, track & field star in them sexy, white silk shorts that made your long, chisled legs seem even longer, and that oh, so tight tank top in red; our schools colors, ...