Raine Balkera - Romance Author

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, and we give/receive help with our writing dilemmas. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM HANDYSIDES ! I hope you arrived here after having visited with Veronica Forand .    This week, Tracey Gee poses the following: As we all know, authors put real people and situations into their books. Let's look at the times we've pushed through the pain by putting bad experiences or relationships into our works whether for therapy, or just as a way to close the door. The minute I read this week's question, it immediately struck me that yes, I do, in fact, inject bits and pieces of me into my characters! (long, silent pause in shamed reflection) (then laughs like an idiot at self)   = ) ) I do lean on my past horrors even when I don't want to -- injecting my own pain, suffering, and sadness into my charac...

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...

Thank you for hopping over from Carolyn Spear . This week, Veronica Forand wants us to do some Flash Fiction - 100 words - using spring, coffee, and lizard. Way Back When . . . It seems like only yesterday that I traveled out west for high school Senior Break. Dad had arranged that trip, but I had wanted to do what everyone else did: head down to Daytona Beach. Lake Havasu was cool. The London Bridge was there, and I'd liked to have walked across it, except that if my Aunt Anne asked and I said yes, then it meant no. I saw my first lizard while I was there. Lots of them, actually, along with a few road runners that didn't resemble the cartoon depiction whatsoever. We drove to Long Beach via the desert, and in spring it was a sight to behold. Along the way, we stopped at an honest-to-gosh roadside cafe with tumbleweed, cactus, and medieval gas pumps outside. Not being a coffee drinker, I opted for a can of Coke to get me through the last few hundred miles ...