A long view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the setting for “In His Corner.”
In “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald introduced us to the fictional places East Egg and West Egg, which refer to Long Island, New York. In Anne Tyler’s “Accidental Tourist,” we are told straightaway that the setting is Baltimore, the author’s beloved hometown. Is it better to invent a location or use a real place in your novel? (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on September 30, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/using-fictional-v-real-places-in-a-novel/
If you once had a collection of Metallica albums or Kurt Cobain posters, then you’ll understand why romance author Christa Maurice writes about rock stars. She admits to being that rare first grader who knew about Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on September 22, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/for-author-christa-maurice-romance-and-rock-n-roll-go-together/
This is an excerpt from an article I wrote for Romance Junkies, published on July 13, 2015.
Why do men like boxing? I think it’s the same reason they used to gather behind the school at lunchtime when they were 10 years old. They wished they were the toughie giving the school bully a good whooping. They like watching a good fistfight. I understand that, but why do women love boxing? (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on July 14, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/romance-junkies-5-reasons-why-women-love-boxing-heroes/
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Someone once told Kristina Mathews, a self-professed “sports fanatic,” that romance novels about athlete heroes wouldn’t sell. It’s good she didn’t listen to the naysayers. “I knew deep down that I wasn’t the only woman who loves sports, and I probably wasn’t the only woman who wanted to read about athletes and how hard it is to have the kind of personal success they enjoyed on the field,” she said. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on July 6, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/romance-author-kristina-mathews-proves-naysayers-wrong/
In Mae Clair’s latest book, Halloween is scorching hot. “I always wanted to write a tale centered on that holiday,” she said. The result is “Myth and Magic,” a romantic suspense and mystery novel inspired by her childhood fascination about a haunted house in her neighborhood. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on July 1, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/author-mae-clairs-myth-and-magic-combines-romance-and-suspense/
You can make your novel come to life by engaging the reader using all five senses—sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste. You don’t have to be a foodie to indulge your reader’s sense of taste. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on May 22, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/how-to-use-food-in-your-novel-in-his-corner-date-night-recipes/
Arthur Golden defied the “write what you know” dictum when he wrote about a geisha.
We’ve all been told to write what we know. But authors like Arthur Golden, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Annie Proulx have defied that writing advice successfully. (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on March 23, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/write-what-you-know-why-it-pays-to-defy-that-writing-advice/
A Forbes article titled “3 Career Reinvention Tips From A Reporter Turned Romance Writer” coincided with the one-month countdown to the release of my debut romance book, “In His Corner.” (more…)
Posted by cindyfazzi on March 12, 2015
https://cindyfazzi.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/forbes-article-3-career-reinvention-tips-from-a-reporter-turned-romance-writer/
