Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Part 2 in my attempt to PLOT the next novel A contemporary romance in 4 parts Rough outline of the cast members, what (or who) they resemble, their personalities, and the reasons why they are ready to fall in love. Iliya cafe owner Status: Oldest brother (and his romantic interest) Occupation: Renovator/Architect Strengths: Reliable, Fair-minded, Rational, Practical, Quiet/Reserved Weaknesses: worrier, too responsible, critical, conservative, unable to delegate Stature: 6'2", 185lb, wavy chocolate hair, mesmerizing hazel eyes, fair skin, sexy voice Age: 33 DOB: September 9, Virgo This will probably be the last story in the series since Iliya (pronounced ill'-ee-ya) is a key figure in all three stories as the head of the family. Right now, I've got him pegged as a loner type with a lot of pent-up aggression on account of his perception of the cards life has dealt him. Not sure, yet, what his aspirations or goals were prior to tha...

As mentioned in another post about outlining, plotting, and analyzing prior to actually writing my next novel, it is time to get down to business and begin work on story #3. And, as predicted, the endeavor to chart a course this time around isn't panning out as well as I had hoped. It is too much like work, which is precisely why I'm not digging it. However, outlining still has it's appeal and so hope to proceed because I am an overly curious person and want to discover just how much of a difference (good or bad) plotting makes in my craft. To begin with, I'm supposed to search online for 'famous' people who somewhat resemble my cast of characters and then display them somewhere -- like, on my den wall in front of me here, and in a blog post for posterity. Fun stuff, I must say, and I did spend a majority of last evening doing just that. Since I'm not a huge fan of Hollywood, their movies, or their stars, I'm not familiar with most of ...

Hello again, and thank you for hopping over from J.J. Devine 's blog. This week, Victoria Barbour wants us to 'show' the cast of our most recent book or WIP. For those of you who don't know, I'm not into Hollywood or modern movies aside from the Marvel series, and my television experience includes nothing more than The Musketeers, Vikings, and Project Runway (not exactly Hollywood). I have watched all of the 007 movies, and I do have a few favorites from the 80's, but I am more inclined to watch TCM than anything modern, hip, or today. Heck, if someone from Hollywood or the music scene were to bump into me on the street, I wouldn't know them from Adam's off ox. When I conjure up characters, they are usually people I know and whom I then embellish or make worse than they are in reality. That ISN'T to say I don't partake in the joyous pastime known as Pinterest and all things hunk, muscle, eyes, hair, etc. :D I've created a Mal...