May 26, 2009 – 6:30 am
Wendy Corsi Staub is incredibly popular (New York Times bestseller) and incredibly prolific (3 books to be released this year!) yet she still has time to read at Lady Jane’s Salon this Monday and answer The Same Six Questions I Always Ask!
1.If you could have any super power, what would it be?
To go back in [...]
May 22, 2009 – 10:29 am
…is totally chapter four. Always. At least for me. In the first three chapters, the heroine, hero and major obstacle/premise/gist of the book has been introduced. Those first three chapters are all introductions. Easy.
Chapter One: Hello, dear reader. Meet the Sinfully Seductive Rakish Rogue who is also, shockingly, a Duke.
Chapter Two: Watch as he encounters [...]
May 15, 2009 – 6:28 am
One of the first things to do when writing a new book is to make the playlist–my “Writin’ Mix.” Here’s what I’m listening to as I write The Sinfully Seductive Rakish Rogue’s Mysterious Midnight Mistress of Pleasure and why:
Simple Kind Of Life by No Doubt
The heroine had shared society’s expectations for her life: she would [...]
May 11, 2009 – 11:59 am
I used to be a “pantser” as in, I wrote my books flying by the seat of my pants, making it all up as I went along. I knew certain things had to happen–a kiss, a black moment, a confession of love–but I didn’t know when or where or…anything. This system worked–I got the book [...]
May 8, 2009 – 5:53 am
Here’s the secret, darlings: I’m writing a new novel. The working title is:
The Sinfully Seductive Rakish Rogue’s Mysterious Midnight Mistress of Pleasure.
London, 1823. There will be princes & dukes, true love, sex, mischief, newspapers, swashbuckling, scheming, pretty dresses and more. So much more. But that’s all I’m saying for now.
One last thing…
My grand plan to [...]