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A Soldier’s Letter to his Sweetheart during WW2 for #WorldLetterWritingDay
You’ll feel every word this soldier wrote to his sweetheart on Dec 25 1943 before shipping overseas to fight in Italy
This is the #letter that inspired ‘Her Lost Love’
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UK https://lnkd.in/g_uxs8w
#loveletter BoldwoodBooks
Catching up on my Instagram video posts…
I love posting on IG — making video posts. So here are a few of my recent faves! They’re all less than minute long…and yes, pink, pink and more pink is a theme color I love.
Job Interview Questions for Your Romance Novel Heroine
Is your romance novel heroine qualified for the job?
Did you interview her before you started writing? I don’t mean where she went to school, what her favorite color is, etc. but whether or not she’s qualified for the job as a romance novel heroine.
For example, does she have the skills needed to perform her job: Can she shoot a Glock if you’re writing an FBI agent? Lace up a corset if she’s interviewing for the job as a Victorian lady’s maid?
Or she may be overqualified for the job. For example, she can type faster than you or she has aspirations to leave the romance novel field and get a literary gig.
How long has she been out of work?
Romance novel jobs are hard to get and if it’s been decades since she slipped between the pages of a novel, you might want to reconsider. On the other hand, experience between the sheets is important for every romance heroine.
A typical interview could go like this:
Miss Jones, I’m writing a novel that takes place during the Regency Period. Are you a fan of Jane Austen?
Miss Jones: Jane who? I’m so into Lady Gaga. Love her sunglasses.
Next candidate…
Miss Smith, my upcoming novella, NAKED SUSHI, novel is about a computer whiz kid
“Naked Sushi” cover coming soon. I thought this illo had a “Bond Girl” feel to it.
who wants to become an FBI agent. She must be physically active to catch the bad guys. Can you drop and do twenty?
Miss Smith: the only thing I dropped was twenty pounds to get this interview.
Let’s try again. Next up is Ms. von Rittenhaus.
Ms. von Rittenhaus, I need a romance novel heroine who sleeps all day and bites all night. Can you list your qualifications to be the vamp queen in my new urban fantasy novel?
Ms. von Rittenhaus: Honey, I can snooze and cruise with the best of them. I’ve hit every vamp bar from here to Tampa and let me tell you, no one gets her fangs on better than Lulu.
Super. When can you start?
Ms. von Rittenhaus: Tonight. As soon as the sun goes down. (Pause). You haven’t mentioned a benefits package.
What do you mean?
Ms. von Rittenhaus: Do I get overtime pay for night work? And how about a 401K? I’m not getting any younger and in this economy a girl, I mean vamp, has to look out for herself. What about my e-rights? And health benefits? What if I chip a fang and I have to see a dentist between chapters?
Jeez…Romance heroines…you can’t write with them and you can’t write without them.
Next time when we’ll interview the romance novel hero and see if he’s up for the job.
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