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What do you get when…

March 27, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…you mix an abalone diver and a marine biologist? Hopefully, a romance story. Where did this idea come from? A…

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Posted in: General Romance, Writing Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writing

Foul Words

March 21, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

Romance genre has an expectation of not using crass sexual words that begin with F, P, or C. True, False,…

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Posted in: General Romance Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance

Do you need to love your characters?

March 7, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

I would hope so, even the “bad” guys/gals. My entire story idea stemmed from writing Midnight Find. I fell for…

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Posted in: General Romance, Writing Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance

Am I really writing…

March 3, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…the romance I haven’t enjoyed reading? The story is starting with two characters not liking each other, well, not really.…

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Posted in: General Romance, Writing Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance

Celebrity comparisons – oops

February 18, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

One of my pet peeves as an editor was characters compared to celebrities…she was like ______…or…his muscles rivaled those of…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance

Dated Name = Dated Character

January 28, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

This topic works for any genre, but because my main character is of an older generation I needed a name…

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Posted in: Iris Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew

Romance is…

December 10, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

…everyday life …tears caused by life …hugs …being taken care of by loved one(s) …taking care of loved one(s) …reading…

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Posted in: General Romance Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Allow me to tell you about: Iris

December 3, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

This is going to be a very quick and rough outline of who the character, Iris, is and why she’s…

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Posted in: Iris, Notes On... Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, Notes on Iris, romance, writing

The Pseudonym: for author or reader?

October 22, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

For the author. I do not believe I am a romantic. I have never called myself a romantic. My husband…

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Posted in: General Romance Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance

Oh, so that’s who my character is

August 20, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I really need to get a character chart done. I just read an earlier post and what I had written…

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Posted in: Iris Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, Notes on Iris, writer, writing

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Talking Romance

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