6 Reasons Why an Editor Stops Reading by Emily Bryan

by Marie-Claude Bourque
WE HAVE A WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS KIM SMITH!
I am delighted to welcome historical author Emily Bryan with a fabulous and helpful post on how to hook your reader (read agent, editor) from the get-go. I discovered Emily by reading her Distracting the Duchess, a really light and sexy Regency and I have been addicted [...]

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Writer Inspiration: Margaret Mallory

by Marie-Claude Bourque
Today, I am please to welcome historical author Margaret Mallory who is represented by Kevan Lyon and who also happen to be in my RWA chapter (Go GSRWA!).  Here’s to you Margaret
Thanks so much for inviting me! 
Q: As a newly published author, do you have advice regarding how an unpublished author should choose [...]

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Researching Murder and Mayhem by Kylie Brant

By Marie-Claude Bourque
Hi everyone,
Please welcome romantic suspense author Kylie Brant with plenty to say on researcher murder. Don’t forget to leaver her comment or question for a chance to win a copy of  Berkley (nov 09) release WALKING THE DEAD!
Researching Murder and Mayhem by Kylie Brant
One of the most common questions leveled at a writer is: [...]

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Contest Wisdom by Ann Marsh

by Marie-Claude Bourque 
WE HAVE A WINNER! BOONE BRUX CONGRATULATION!
I am thrilled to welcome Dorchester author Ann Marsh today. Since I’ve joined the Dorchester team, I keep meeting authors that have got their starts through a contest. Of course, there are all the American Title winners and finalists and the Shomi contest winner Gayle Ann Williams. And we [...]

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Interview with our own Best-Celler finalist: Candi Wall!

By Marie-Claude Bourque
Hi everyone,
I am very excited to interview my wonderful writing partner and fellow Musetracker Candi Wall.
It is still amazing to me that Candi is now a finalist in the TextNovel/Dorchester Best-Celler contest with not only story but two: STAY: a Contemporary Romance of roughly 80,000 words and PRIMITIVE NIGHTS, contemporary romance of  82,000 [...]

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C. L. Wilson on Worldbuilding for Every Author

We are thrilled today to host New York Times Bestselling fantasy author C.L. Wilson! I have just started to read her first in the Taren Soul series and I am sold. I love her writing. In matter of second, she managed to transport me in a magical world that I cannot forget. I am thrilled to [...]

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Writer Inspiration: Anthea Lawson

by Marie-Claude Bourque
AND OUR WINNER IS…. Chassily Wakefield! Congrats Chassily 
Hi everyone,
I am delighted to have here at Musetrack today, historical romance author Anthea Lawson aka writer couple Anthea and Lawson. They are kind enough to giveaway a copy of their first novel PASSIONATE to one lucky commenter so please comment away and ask questions! 
FIVE ESSENTIAL STEPS ON THE [...]

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Research Steampunk Style! Encounter with Tim Powers

by Marie-Claude Bourque
Some of you know I was at Steamcon last week in Seattle. Now it was not all about me squeezing into a corset and searching for the perfect pair of googles (did that thought! Awesome googles!).
No I also attended two great pannels/meeting with Steampunk authors that got my brain in gear. The first [...]

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Writer Inspiration: Robin D. Owens

by Marie-Claude Bourque
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO JUDI PHILLIPS!!!
Hi everyone,
I am thrilled to welcome Robin D. Owens, award-winning author of futuristic fantasy romantic fiction, who will discuss the writer’s environment. For me, whose writing space consist of a laptop and nothing else (my son jumping on my bed as I type this), that is [...]

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Brainstorming Time!

by Marie-Claude Bourque
Career Track: Frantically writing away to finish Nanowrimo (hopes: career author!); Volunteering at the local high school (hopes: High School Math teacher!); catering and running after two little boys (reality: mom!)
Let’s Brainstorm! So here we are all of us Candi, Jenn and I attempting to write 50,000 words in 30 days during the National [...]

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