by Annette | Jun 17, 2012 | Romance Writing, Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine is caught stealing from your hero. Instead of turning her over to the authorities he decides to deal with her himself. What does he do? Why was she stealing?
by Annette | Jun 10, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
The fire is rapidly approaching your heroine’s family farm. She has to get up the canyon to save the animals and to find out if her parents have made it out. She’ll go it alone if she has to but she’s able to convince a firefighter to help...
by Annette | Jun 3, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
If you have visited Pinterest then you know what a gorgeous experience it can be. The collections of photos and images are breathtaking. (It’s easy to waste time there – time I should be spending writing.) So many of the pictures inpsire the imagination,...
by Annette | May 27, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine is at the grave site of her dead husband – a fallen soldier. She looks up to see his best friend standing there. They have history. After feeling a rush of pleasure at seeing him, she wants to run. She never got over him and he’s a soldier...
by Annette | May 20, 2012 | Romance Writing, Story Starter Sunday
In my new book that’s coming out there is a chapter titled, “Set the Scene.” In this chapter each story starter begins with internal dialogue or narrative. Today’s story starter takes a page from that format. I knew that changing my life...
by Annette | May 13, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine is heading to her mother’s to celebrate Mother’s Day. Her Mother has remarried. Your heroine is surprised to learn her new stepfather has a son who is her age. When he walks in the door she….. What happens next? For example, is he someone she had a...