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Business: Movie Options on Romance Novels
Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 My question is do you think movie makers are looking closer at romance novels? I notice contemporaries are more prone to interest them than historicals....
Craft: Novel Notebook
Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 What is a novel notebook, and why do you, a creative genius need one? A novel notebook is simply a binder in which you organize and store all the...
Craft: Outlines
Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 My question concerns Outlines. A famous author (I think W. Somerset Maugham) said that many writers outlined their stories, and it showed in the results....
Business: Paying Back Advances
Vicki Hinze © 2000-2011 Q, Do advances have to be paid back to publishers? If so, when and why? A. The short answer: it depends. On what? The terms and conditions set forth in...
Craft: Plot
Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 In crafting a novel, some experts say plot comes first. Some say character leads the way. Some say it's neither, and some say it's both. They're all...
Craft: Plot Twists
Vicki Hinze © 2003-2011 We all know that in fiction, the plot, or sequence of novel events, must be logical and credible. The writer foreshadows major coming events, putting down...
2011 Top Five Challenge
New Kindle Releases
New Kindle Releases Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Vicki Hinze Affirmation. Inspiration. Confirmation. FOLLOW VICKI BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS < previous next > For those...
Breaking the Rules
Changing Markets
Fiction Blog Alliance Holiday Catalogue
Download the 2010 Holiday Catalogue FBA 2010 HOLIDAY ISSUE.pdf
May Cooler Heads Prevail
This is a bittersweet day. I’m joyful and mourning. It is the day that my dear friend Teri--T. L. Dunnegan’s--book, MAY COOLER HEADS PREVAIL is being released by Barbour in its...
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What is a Book Snip?
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