You’ve probably heard discussions about American Eagle’s jeans advertisement that states Sydney Sweeney, their celebrity model, has great genes. You can read about that story from other sources. I’m just talking about genetics here, as my eighth romance novel, Lucky Genes, is about to launch. Your high school biology class probably lauded Gregor Mendel, anContinue reading “A Word About Those Great Genes”
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FOLLOWING THE ROMANCE RULES
Those who read or write romance are well aware of the presence of tropes, predictable situations that help structure a relationship between two people as they fall in love. Let’s get that out of the way. The first Rule of Romance Writing is that two people have to fall in love and there will beContinue reading “FOLLOWING THE ROMANCE RULES”
Will I Succeed at Writing Suspense? I feel the tension mounting…
GOOD ARTICLE FROM MY INBOX>>> Writing Suspense January 15, 2025 / Stephen Geez By Stephen Geez Most novels and stories have at least some scenes that require suspense. Others build suspense throughout the story. Your suspense scenes need to contrast with other plot elements so readers feel the emotion of jeopardy. Suspense requires periods of “relief” toContinue reading “Will I Succeed at Writing Suspense? I feel the tension mounting…”
LETTER FROM A WWII WAR ZONE
We see images and reports of wars in foreign lands daily on the TV news. It has desensitized us somewhat to the actual horrors the participants experience, but I’m sure those on the scene are forever affected. Like many men of his generation, my father fought in World War II. He spoke to us veryContinue reading “LETTER FROM A WWII WAR ZONE”
Who’s Writing Now?
It was inevitable that there would be artificial intelligence programs capable of creating essays, novels, and all sorts of written material. Robots can vacuum your floors and drive a car. I’m still holding my breath for that hover car they had in the Jetsons. But I decided it was time to test drive ChatGPT, anContinue reading “Who’s Writing Now?”
Are We There Yet?
It’s been two long years. We thought 2020 was cursed. Everyone wanted it to just end. But 2021 was not much better. The Covid nightmare went on and on. I feel like we are finally back to business as usual. But not normal, unless you call it the new normal. People are still testing positiveContinue reading “Are We There Yet?”