you'll also like this post from Amy over at Passages to the Past. It lists a number of the books on English history being released over the next few months *sigh*. Check out the books in her sidebar too. I probably should STOP visiting PtoP *g*, but OTOH, now I work in the library I guess I should be aware of recent releases, right? (she say, blinking innocently).
Happy Sunday!
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Love Academy by Belinda Jones
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Attn: Historical Fiction Fans...
Over at Amy's Passages to the Past blog is holding a Book Giveaway contest for Susan Holloway Scott's latest novel (about Charles II and the Duchess of Portsmouth), The French Mistress.
There's still plenty of time to enter and Susan's books never disappoint, so be sure to surf on over for your chance to win :)
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips
There's still plenty of time to enter and Susan's books never disappoint, so be sure to surf on over for your chance to win :)
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips
Monday, June 22, 2009
Rewriting from a different point of view....
I think I may FINALLY have hit on what's wrong with the opening to my completed FR story. Originally, I opened it in my heroine's pov - at some point, I changed that to my hero's. I've rewritten those first few lines COUNTLESS times since, eliciting advice, rewriting again and yet somehow it's never quite worked. And now I think I know why - because Cécile is meant to speak first and continue speaking till about half-way through the opening scene when Adrian originally took over.
Hand slaps to forehead. Fortunately I still have the old opening. Lots of it will have changed, but the basics are there, so I don't have to start from scratch completely. Something tells me it will end up being a complete rewrite, but there's something comforting about beginning the process with words on the page. We'll see. I just have to squeeze this rewrite in. It WILL happen as none of my characters are taking this school excuse lying down any more. They're demanding my attention.
Overall, I feel a huge weight has lifted as far as this story is concerned. It's something so simple, something I know I can do.
Have you had a writing epiphany lately? Care to share?
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips
Link of the Day: Holly Tucker's Early Modern History Resources
Hand slaps to forehead. Fortunately I still have the old opening. Lots of it will have changed, but the basics are there, so I don't have to start from scratch completely. Something tells me it will end up being a complete rewrite, but there's something comforting about beginning the process with words on the page. We'll see. I just have to squeeze this rewrite in. It WILL happen as none of my characters are taking this school excuse lying down any more. They're demanding my attention.
Overall, I feel a huge weight has lifted as far as this story is concerned. It's something so simple, something I know I can do.
Have you had a writing epiphany lately? Care to share?
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips
Link of the Day: Holly Tucker's Early Modern History Resources
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