Category Archives: What I have Learned so Far: Sharing Secret

Getting Published, Making Money & Falling Off a Cliff by Stacy Hoff

Posted on July 8, 2016 by stacyhoff

For most fiction writers I know (primarily in the women’s fiction and romance categories) becoming a published author is akin to running a marathon filled with buried land mines. For those aspiring to race on this crazy road anyway, I … Continue reading →

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All Aboard for Blog Tours by Stacy Hoff

Posted on February 26, 2016 by stacyhoff

I’ve recently launched my newest release, DESIRE IN THE ARCTIC. In order to promote it I had to do everything  under the sun marketing-wise. Technically, this should have been no big deal for me. After all, ARCTIC is my fifth book … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Sharing Secret 9 – What Makes A Love Story Great? By Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

When you read a love story, what qualities in the story really attract you? What makes the love story great? Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare and is about two feuding families. But one night Romeo and his … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Secret 5

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Sometimes it’s just not right to give everything away at the beginning.  I’ll let you guess what I’ve learned. If you don’t have a smile on your face yet, look at this! Did you guess the secret yet? You’re still … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Secret #4 Keep them Guessing

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I know sometimes I’m too blunt. I like things to happen right away.  LOL I’m an impatient person in lots of ways. Things I have to wait for makes me crazy, and I spent time talking to myself that I … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Sharing Secret 3: Sex or Twister

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

In romance writing, the love scene is the goal and the excitement.  Depending on the type of romance, it’s either the climax (okay, pun intended) wrapped up sweetly with a wedding or commitment of some type, or it’s the tension … Continue reading →

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What I Have Learned So Far – Sharing Secret Two!

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Secret Two was hard won and hard to believe at first.  Change can be hard to take and at times we’re just not ready for it. What do you do? I learned recently from a very creative and long-time bestselling … Continue reading →

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