by Annette | May 6, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
I’m wrapping up the finishing touches on my book, 1001Romance Story Starters – Writing Prompts to Spark Your Imagination. (If all goes as planned, it’ll be available to purchase in June.) In the book I’ve included a chapter of dialogue story...
by Annette | Apr 29, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your hero wakes to a strange noise. It’s your heroine. What is she doing: Standing on a ledge outside his apartment window ready to jump? Breaking into his home? Having noisy sex with his neighbor? Drunk and in the wrong apartment? Clumsy...
by Annette | Apr 22, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your heroine works at an auto body shop. The police raid the shop on a tip that they’re stripping stolen cars. Your heroine argues with one of the officers/detectives. Describe the interaction.
by Annette | Apr 15, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
Your hero is a photographer and a demon or vampire hunter (you decide who/what he’s hunting.) He can tell if they’re otherworldly when he looks at them through his camera. What happens when he finally sees his love interest through his lens?
by Annette | Apr 8, 2012 | Story Starter Sunday
On this Easter Holiday one cannot help but think about rabbits. When I think about rabbits my thoughts inevitably turn to Alice in Wonderland. It has to be one of the most wonderful and timeless stories ever told. So for today’s story starter, imagine you are...
by Annette | Apr 2, 2012 | Romance Writing, Story Starter Sunday
Do you ever watch the show, “Cupcake Wars?” My 13 year old daughter LOVES the show. She looks forward to it every Sunday night (and she records it just in case). Then of course she talks through the entire show! At any rate, it’s Sunday night and...