CHAT: How to write every day A quick discussion on how to address time, energy, and creative block issues that might be preventing you from writing more.... (February 22 - February 22)
PITCH YOUR BOOK: Pitch your book to Abby Rose of Lyrical Press Abby Rose, editor at Lyrical Press, will be on the Savvy blog taking three line pitches on Friday, February 24th from 9 a.m to midnight EST.
Abby is looking for stories packed with action/adventure... (February 24 - February 24)
WORKSHOP: The Depths of POV - An Advanced Look The Depths of POV focuses on the more advanced questions the writer should ask when deciding POV: Which POV is right for this story and why? How to pick the right POV character or characters? How deep... (February 27 - March 25)
WORKSHOP: Nonfiction Editing: From First Draft to Final Copy In this three week Nonfiction Editing workshop, Irene will outline the editing process that is involved in revising a nonfiction article or book, from the first draft to the final copy. There are man... (February 27 - March 18)
WORKSHOP: He Shot the Sheriff and I Know Why: Motivating Your Characters If you've ever been told your characters seem cardboard or cliché, this class is for you. Characters with strong, clear motivations for their thoughts, dialogue and actions are never cliché . During t... (February 27 - March 4)
WORKSHOP: Writing the New American Cowboy: Bikers 101 No matter if you’re writing mystery, romance, fantasy or horror and no matter if your hero is a modern knight who values his freedom, rebel with or without a cause, or a bad boy with too many tattoos... (February 27 - March 25)
WEBINAR: Savvy Authors Site Orientation Join Melinda for a virtual tour through the Savvy Authors website.... (February 27 - February 27)
CHAT: Leap Forward in 2012: Engage Your Readers Move over brand and platform, there's a new buzzword in town. Engagement. That's the word experts are talking about these days. From conferences to articles, everyone who's anyone in the publishing in... (February 29 - February 29)
SAVVY U: Edit Like a Pro with Heather Howland - YA Edition Young adult fiction is hotter than ever, but penning a successful book for teens (and teens-at-heart) is more than plugging young protagonists into your story. With the YA market in mind, Heather will... (March 1 - June 15)
Farnsworth Hall by Haven Raines In A Castle It Can Happen
To ease the heartbreak of a disappointing love affair, Rachel Coulter agrees to help locate a suitable English castle for her mother's spa chain. When her tour bus breaks down, she finds the formidable fortress she is stranded in front of houses more than ghosts. It holds a different horror—the man she's forbidden to love.
Trace Cardiff inherited the falling down Farnsworth Hall. Despite the childhood memories he holds close, he must sell the monstrosity before ...
Better by Jaime Samms After filing charges that put his abusive ex-Dom behind bars, Jesse Turbul relocates halfway across the country, hoping to escape his past—but, of course, it's never that easy. When Jesse meets third-year law student Aadon at the library where he works, their mutual attraction is instant and obvious.
Despite the sparks, they just can't seem to make it work. Aadon is mired in guilt over his inability to help his older brother, damaged by events far too similar to Jesse’s past. Jesse i...
Sound of Secrets by Darlene Gardner Is he reaching out from the grave to ask her to solve the mystery of his death? A romantic mystery with ghostly overtones.
Cara Donnelly is sure she's never visited the sleepy Florida town of Secret Sound. So why does the very name ring a haunting bell? Why does so much of the scenery look familiar? Most importantly, why does she see a little boy get hit by a car thirty years after the incident happened?
Cara wants to get out of town fast after experiencing the strange vision despite the c...
Lady Caitlin Southall’s temper has finally got the better of her. She’s challenged Harlow Telford, the Duke of Dangerfield, the most notorious rake in all of England, to a wager. She wants her house back. The one her destitute father lost to Dangerfield in a card game. But if she doesn’t win their bet, she not only loses her home, she loses her dignity and pride and damn it all, maybe her heart... For the handsome Duke has decreed, when he wins, she must...
Bonded by Crimson by Zrinka Love isn’t in the cards for her…
After her short failed marriage, Kate tries to rebuild her life and takes a position as a nanny to three small boys. She quickly grows to love them, but their father terrifies her, while igniting a passion she didn’t know she possessed. Disturbed by his distant manner with his sons, Kate struggles to make him more involved in the boys’ daily lives. Her efforts are mysteriously supported by an entity that cannot really exist. Or can she? And if she does exist, ...
