One of the things I hear a lot when I’m poking around in reader groups is how much readers want “realistic” fiction. For the longest time, this gave me a lot of hope. My stories are full of realism! Over time, however, I’ve started to wonder if maybe my definition of realistic is different than […]
Interview with Lee Tobin McClain – Writing An Autistic Character
Those of you who follow me on my personal blog or social media know that I have a son with autism (in fact, today is his 13th birthday!). I am his voice in the world and speaking out about autism spectrum disorder has become part of who I am in the public world. But it […]
Starting a New Series
It’s always fun to start a new series. Especially when it comes to figuring out where the stories will happen. I’ve set books in Romance and Rose Bud, Arkansas, along with Aubrey, Fort Worth, and Bandera Texas. In my rodeo series set in Aubrey and Fort Worth, my characters had family connections in tiny Medina […]
Christmas in July and #Giveaway
There’s a phenomenon that’s catching waves: Christmas in July. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. After all, the Hallmark channel even highlights it with a few Christmas movies featured throughout July. So, I thought I would do something similar here on InspyRomance and feature some Christmas reads for your July reading pleasure. If you’re melting […]
Art Imitating Life? Life Imitating Art? (And #Giveaway)
Have you read a book and said, “Hey! I’ve done that!” at least once? Do share your stories in the comments below for a giveaway (giveaway ends Saturday, July 13, 2019). There I was, writing and cooking on the same day, as I have done for years. This time, I was revising Call You Home, […]
The End of a Series by Merrillee Whren
Writing a blog post can sometimes be challenging, almost as challenging as writing a book, at least for me. This post has had three different titles, because I wasn’t sure how to categorize what I planned to write about. Since I’m winding up a series of books, I thought the title I chose might cover […]
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction #giveaway
Hi all! Lindi here. We had so much fun last month with our Novella Bachelor. Thank you for participating and voting. Today we’re talking about real life scenarios that are hard to put into a book because they simply seems unbelievable. Sometimes things happen in real life that seem too coincidental to put into a […]
Cover Reveal and Other Things
Hola! Jolene Navarro here. So far this has been a crazy fun summer. After spending time with friends who love books and wearing tiaras I headed to Canyon Texas. I started attending West Texas Writer’s Academy eight years ago, now I lead one of the classes. This is a week of writer’s summer camp. Hosted […]
1 Baker + 1 Florist = Romance (& a #Giveaway!)
One of the perks of being a writer is that I occasionally get to read other authors’ works before they are released to the public. There’s the “sneak peek” factor, of course. When I get to read something before it’s released, I can pretend that I’m one of the cool kids for a bit. Enjoying […]
Photography: A Source of Peace and Inspiration + Giveaway by Melanie D. Snitker
I’ve always enjoyed taking pictures, even before digital cameras were popular, but I never considered learning about photography until after our son was born. At that time, my dedication to reading and practicing in order to take a better photograph was born out of necessity. Just like other new parents, my husband and I took […]