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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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For me, it's the first paragraph. It has to have the right "feel" to it, you know? Set the tone right from the start.
Sure, it makes me want to bang my head against the wall, but it's exciting-- that first paragraph. I mean, the possibilities are endless, right? It's just a matter of finding the right one and keeping a bag of chocolate within reach.
I started with chapter five. I didn't know it at the time, but still...
Colleen,
You mean this never changes?
I just had the start of my next book critiqued by a mah-velous writer who confirmed my suspicions that the first chunk should be slashed, cut, purged, etc., etc....
btw, loved the "bellying up to the computer" image--hahaha. Comparing a computer to a bar has so many possibilities...
Oh so true! :o) Some peopel talk about sagging middles, but for me, the middle is where I really hit my stride. Does that mean I have a bulging middle? Uh oh - back to the gym. LOL But even though it's hard, I do love a new story!
so many people are always telling me to start an essay for college with the middle and then go back and write the intro later. can't do it though, i can sit there for hours before writing an intro, and THEN i can get into my paper. of course, the intro sucks and i have to re-write it but i have to have something to start me off!
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