“Christian Romance, is there such a thing?” Wow, I sure hope so! But you have no idea how often I’ve heard those words from nice, church-going folks who I know are married and once fell in love. Today we’re going to take a look, real quickly, at Sexual Tension in a romance. No, no, no, our Christian books don’t have sex in them. But it doesn’t mean our characters are made of cardboard! You don’t have to say the s-word to create sexual tension. The author can focus it on eyes and lips and thinking about kissing or holding someone…because this is a natural response to the deepening affection characters have for one another. This is a very normal part of their relationship – it’s how far they pursue this […]
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Mini Book Therapy!
Get your Conference Proposal in Shape! One Sheets, First chapter and Pitch… You get one chance to wow them, to stir their hunger for your book, to see that sparkle in their eyes that tells you they see your story in print…is your conference submission ready? We at My Book Therapy know how important that conference pitch is – we have sat at the other side of the editor or agent’s table, hands sweating, trying to throw the right amount of energy into our pitch. And, we have sold those pitches. Now we want to help you. From now until September, My Book Therapy is offering our summertime “Get in Shape for Conference” Mini Book Therapy fiction editing service, at less than half our usual rate – the hot low […]
Read the RestDialogue Dilemma #2
Thanks to Melanie who sent this scene for us to learn from! Let’s look at the original: Heather leaned against the doorframe, attempting to placate her conscience and quiet her pulse. Every moment it took Dean to notice her intensified her embarrassment. She wished she hadn’t come, but there was no way she was turning back now. The short, deserted walk to the offices had felt like a mile long gauntlet. Dean was staring at his computer screen, his finger jabbing the mouse occasionally. Finally, she could stand it no longer. “Welcome home,” she said, relieved that her voice didn’t crack. When he looked up at her, she completely forgot her anxiety. His handsome blue eyes crinkled with joy at the sight of her. They were eyes that had spent […]
Read the RestPlay the Premise Game!
Yay, I love games! Especially WORD games. (Monopoly and Risk, not so much) We’re going to take everything we learned this week, and all the practice we did, and play a game! Remember on Tuesday I posted three premises for you to guess: She just wants to prove that she can be a Pulitzer-prize winning writer. He wants to be at the top executive at his ad agency. But when two high achievers are thrown together to achieve their own goals, they just might discover that falling in love is the greatest prize of all. Answer: How to lose a Guy in 10 days She gave up on her future, believing her true love dead, and agreed to marry a king. But when her fiancé returns, ready to fight for […]
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