MCRW Newsletter: Love Notes

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Jump to:  The Writing Life * The Writing Craft * The Writing Business
Reviews * Fun(ky) Stuff * Conference Reports * Round Robin

Articles which have been published in Love Notes by MCRW members: 

The Writing Life

5 Industry Myths, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

10 Myths about Romance Writers, by Celeste Bradley

A Day in the Life of an Author with Child, X2, by Jody Wallace

Adventure Girl: The Flying Tigers, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Frozen Fishes, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Hot Toddies and Fast Potties, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: King Ko Vice, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: King Salmon, Alaska, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Last Call at the King Ko Inn, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: My Mayan Adventure, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Oscar's Adventure, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: SCanoeing 101, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Tundras,Whales & Beavers, Oh My! by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: What's Location Got To Do With It, by Monica McCabe

Adventure Girl: Wild Alaska, by Monica McCabe

Author Q&A: Annie Solomon, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Annie Solomon's BLIND CURVE, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Beth Pattillo, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Celeste Bradley, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Emily McKaskle, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Gayle Wilson, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Joanne Rock, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Kate Lyon, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Kendra Clark, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Julie Ortolon, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Michelle Place, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Ramona Richards, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Sandra T. Wales, Ph.D., aka Haley Elizabeth Garwood, by Mary Varble

Author Q&A: Stephanie Rowe, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Susan Gable, by Trish Milburn

Author Q&A: Tanya Michaels, by Trish Milburn

The Call, by Mary Varble

The Call...Finally!, by Trish Milburn

Facing the Challenges, by Lori Mofield

Fantasy or Fiction? by Celeste Bradley

The First Thousand Words, by Mary Varble w/a Marie-Nicole Ryan

The First Year: Reflections of a Newbie Romance Author, by Teble Ann Brewer

Goal for It, by Cheryl Martin

The Great Agent Hunt, by Hannah Dills

Half the Work, Twice the Fun, by Tanya Michaels

Here's the Real Heroes, by Gaynelle Doll

The Infamous TBR Stack, by Trish Milburn

Interview with Andrei Claude, by Janice Lynn

Member Spotlight: Amanda Gillespie, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Arlene Griffin, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Bennetta Johnson, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Cheryl Gross, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Cheryl Martin, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Elisha Shaw, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Erin Moore, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Gwen Moore, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Kim Grooms, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Janice Carlisle, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: JT Ellison, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Judy Baker, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Kelly Fitzpatrick, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Lara Hansen, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Margaret Stephens, by Mary Varble

Member Spotlight: Page Pennington, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Rae Ann Parker, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Author Rhianna Samuels, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Shannon Dauphin, by Jody Wallace

Member Spotlight: Trish Mayfield, by Mary Varble

Member Spotlight: Trish Mayfield, Take 2, by Jody Wallace

Member Survey: Best Book, Summer 2008, by Teble Brewer

Mining Your Vacation, by Susan Peck

My First Booksigning, by Mary Varble

Outside Looking In, by Monica McCabe

Practically Painless Promotion, by Tanya Michaels

The Quest for Motivation, by Lori Mofield

The Scary Thing, by Jody Wallace

Speak Up! 5 Year Career Goals, by Mary Varble

Speak Up! Now That Summer's Over..., by Mary Varble

Speak Up! Pet Peeves in Romances, by Mary Varble

Speak Up! The Worst Part about Writing, by Mary Varble

Speak Up! Writing the Book of Your Heart, by Mary Varble

Speak Up! Writer's Block and Rejection, by Mary Varble

Surviving Reviews, by Cheryl Zach

Thanks, Buffy, by Trish Milburn

Time to Shut Up the Boys in the Hall, by Cheryl Martin

Treatments: From Novel to Movie, by Sandra T. Wales

What Rand McNally Didn't Tell You, by Michelle Place

What's So Funny about Peace, Love and Understanding, by Celeste Bradley

Writers and Readers, by Sandra T. Wales

A Writer's Journey with Credit and Apologies to CV, by Mary Varble

The Writer's Journey, or How I Got the Call, by Annie Solomon

The Writer's Life: Walking Along the Edge of a Mile-high Cliff, by Susan Peck

The Writing Time Machine, by Lori Mofield

You Can Boost Your Book Sales, by Sandra T. Wales

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The Writing Craft

100 a Day Keeps Writer's Block Away, by Jody Wallace

And Then? And Then?, by Jody Wallace (w/a the Grammar Wench)

Avoid Being a Turkey with the Turkey City Lexicon, by Jody Wallace

Backstory Without Boredom, by Corbette Doyle

BAM! A Recipe for Authentic Voice, by Cassondra Murray

The Basics of a Good Synopsis, by Janice Lynn

Being Funny...On Purpose, by Tanya Michaels

By Hook or Crook, by Jody Wallace

Character-driven Novels, by Cheryl Zach

Creating Realistic Settings, by Monica McCabe

Dead as a Doornail: The Ease of a Good Cliché, by Jody Wallace

The Emerald Isle: Land of Heroes, by Monica McCabe

Fairy Tales as Story Outlines, by Jody Wallace

Give Your Setting a Role to Play, by Cheryl Zach

The Grammar Wench's Appositively Commas, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Contest Judge Series: The Basics, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Contest Judge Series: The Difficult Manuscript, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Contest Rant, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Dialogue Demo, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Judging Tips, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Punctuating Compound Predicates, by Jody Wallace

The Grammar Wench's Why Present Participial Phrases are Evil, by Jody Wallace

Grammy, What's a Run-on? by Jody Wallace

The Hidden Heroine -- Beyond the First Impression, by Trish Milburn

How Not To Plot (MCRW Retreat Round Robin Part 1), by Jody Wallace

How Not To Plot (MCRW Retreat Round Robin Part 2), by Jody Wallace

How to be Loved by Contest Judges, by Jody Wallace

How to Judge Your Own Fiction, by Sandra T. Wales

Is Irregardless a Word? by Monica McCabe

Learning Styles as Writing Styles, by Ransom Schwerzler

Learning to Write from Children's Movies, by Michelle Keefe

Maybelle's Revised Character Archetypes, by Jody Wallace

Me and Bobby McForm Rejection, by Jody Wallace

Research Tools for the Writer, by Sandra T. Wales

Research: Yes, It's Called Email, and I'm Not Afraid to Use It, by Mary Varble

Seeing the Setting with Your Own Eyes, by Trish Milburn

Snatch and the Romance Writer, by Jody Wallace

Spring Cleaning for Your WIP, by Tanya Michaels

Stop, Look and Listen: Story Ideas are All Around You, by Corbette Doyle

Storyboarding - Another Writer's Tools, by Sandra Thomas Wales

Targeting the Market, by Michelle Keefe

Technology Bytes 1, by Susan K. Edwards

Technology Bytes 2, by Susan K. Edwards

Technology Bytes 3, by Susan K. Edwards

Tightening the Noose, by Annie Solomon

Tools of the Trade, Part 1, by Sandra Wales

Tools of the Trade, Part 2, by Sandra Wales

The Trouble with Titles, by Tanya Michaels

Unsticking What's Stuck: Head Laxatives for the Blocked Writer, by Jody Wallace

Wait! I Can't Shoot the Deputy! How Secondary Characters Can Break Your Novel (And Keep It From Selling), by Ramona Richards

What to Do about Those Voices in Your Head, by Mary Varble

Writing a Novella, by Annie Solomon

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The Writing Business

An Authorized Website, by Jody Wallace

20 Ways to Save Yourself to Denver, by Trish Milburn

Booksignings Are Fun! by Kathy Richards

Confessions from the Front Lines:  Mistakes I Made and How You Might Avoid Them, by Nicole Byrd/Cheryl Zach

Interview with Premium Press America, by Mary Varble

Interview with Samhain Publishing, by Mary Varble

Spotlight on Harlequin/Silhouette, 2003, by Trish Milburn

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Reviews

Review: 38 Mistakes in Fiction Writing, by Susan Peck

Review: Agents, Editors and You, by Susan Peck

Review: The Art of Writing Well, by Corbette Doyle

Review: Beginnings, Middles and Ends, by Susan Peck

Review: The Big Black Moment, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Kim Grooms

Review: Bird by Bird, by Susan Peck

Review: Brain Sex, by Susan Peck

Review: Breathing Life into your Characters, by Susan Peck

Review: The Career Novelist, by Susan Peck

Review: Careers for your Characters, by Susan Peck

Review: Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul, by Trish Milburn

Review: Creating Character Emotions, by Susan Peck

Review: Creating Characters, by Susan Peck

Review: Description, by Susan Peck

Review: Dojo Wisdom for Writers, by Susan Peck

Review: Getting into Character, by Susan Peck

Review: Fiction First Aid, by Susan Peck

Review: Finding Your Voice, by Susan Peck

Review: The First Five Pages, by Corbette Doyle

Review: The Forest for the Trees, by Susan Peck

Review: From Identity to Essence, 2007 Conf. Workshop, by Kim Grooms

Review: Gutsy Girls...Do!, 2004 Conf. Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: High Concept, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: How I Write, by Trish Milburn

Review: Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing, by Cheryl Zach

Review: Making the List, by Trish Milburn

Review: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, by Susan Peck

Review: Notes from the FBI Files (MCRW Meeting), by Jody Wallace

Review: The Plot Thickens, by Susan Peck

Review: Query Letter Critique with Kate Duffy, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Jody Wallace

Review: Revealed at Last! The Secret Handshake, 2004 Conf. Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: RWA Idol, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Jody Wallace

Review: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, by Susan Peck

Review: Seven Steps on the Writer's Path, by Susan Peck

Review: Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life, by Susan Peck

Review: Stealing Fire from The Gods, by Susan Peck

Review: The Story Within Guidebook, by Trish Milburn

Review: Surviving the Brink and Beyond workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: The Synonym Finder, by Trish Milburn

Review: The Thrill of the Thriller, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: True Blue, by Trish Milburn

Review: Unstuck, by Susan Peck

Review: The War of Art, by Trish Milburn

Review: What Editors Don't Want to See, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Jody Wallace

Review: What Not to Write, 2005 Conf. Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: Workshop with Debbie Macomber, taped, by Trish Milburn

Review: The Writer's Book of Hope, by Susan Peck

Review: Writing Dialogue, by Susan Peck

Review: Writing Pitfalls, 2004 Conference Workshop, by Trish Milburn

Review: Writing the Best Seller, 2007 Conference Workshop, by Kim Grooms

Review:  Writing the Breakout Novel, by Susan Peck

Review: Writing the Fiction Synopsis, by Susan Peck   

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Just Plain Fun(ky) Stuff

Are You Hot? Romance quiz created by MCRW authors Annie Solomon, Celeste Bradley and Beth Pattillo

Top Eleven Ways Writing is Like Feeding a Baby Cereal, by Jody Wallace

The Writer's Dictionary, by Assorted Contributors

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Conference Reports

2005 Romantic Times Conference Report, by Janice Lynn

Twelve Signs You've Attended Too Many National Conferences, by Beth Pattillo

Finding Inspiration at Moonlight and Magnolias, by Trish Milburn

Finding the World: Conferences, by Hannah Dills

First Annual MCRW Retreat, by its members

MCRW 2005 Retreat Report, by Jody Wallace

MCRW 2005 Retreat Checklist, by Jody Wallace

MCRW 2006 Retreat, Always a Winner, by Cheryl Martin

Moonlight & Magnolias 2005--A First-Timer's View, by Kendra Clark

My First Conference, or the Road to Birmingham, by Ransom Schwerzler

Notes from National -- MCRW Members Have a Ball in The Big Easy, by Ransom Schwerzler

Post-RWA National Conference Tips, by Kate Lyon

Put Your Heart in a Book Conference 2005, by Janice Lynn

The Weekend of Three Jennies (Moonlight & Magnolias 2004), by Teble Ann Brewer

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MCRW Round Robin: A Write Time for Love

Chapter 1, by Margaret Stephens

Chapter 2, by Jody Wallace

Chapter 3, by Corbette Doyle

Chapter 4, by Ransom Schwerzler

Chapter 5, by Susan Peck

Chapter 6, by Margaret Stephens

Chapter 7, by Jody Wallace

Chapter 8, by Monica McCabe

Chapters 1-8 Summaries

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