Once in a while, a supporting character steals the show. They don’t mean to, but they can’t help themselves. A dynamic personality, hysterical dialogue, or a memorable backstory can grab onto a reader and make them crave more. After receiving lots of comments from readers about one such character, I knew she had to be […]
Opposites Attract?
Merry CHRISTmas to all the IR readers! I’ve had a couple chats regarding the season and many of you, myself included, are dragging. It’s been a tough year and digging deep to celebrate has been a chore. For me, being intentional about the birth of Christ and spending time reading and in prayer hasn’t been […]
Unique Romantic Lead Characters
By Narelle Atkins Great romance stories have great lead characters. These characters have depth and are like real people. They have strengths and weaknesses and wrestle with problems and issues while falling in love. The heroine in my current work-in-progress is fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish and her native tongue, Italian. For my […]
It’s Not You. It’s Me.
Ever read a book and have a really hard time not thinking about the characters or leaving their world when it ends? Yeah? Me too. As I write this, I am trying really, really, really hard to move past my first book, Kept, and into Shelf Life, my work-in-progress. But I’m still marketing Kept and […]