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#Giveaway TIPS FOR WRITERS By Vicki Lewis Thompson @VickiLThompson #win IN THE COWBOY’S ARMS ‏@HarlequinBooks 6.30

June 1, 2017 By Mary

In the Cowboy's Arms (Thunder Mountain Brotherhood, #9) by Vicki Lewis Thompson
ISBN: 0373623526
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on May 23rd 2017
Pages: 224
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IN THE COWBOY’S ARMS

By Vicki Lewis Thompson

Matt Forrest was born to be an actor, but grew up at Thunder Mountain Ranch as a cowboy. So when things go haywire after shooting his first Hollywood movie, he retreats to his childhood home where he knows his parents and foster brothers can help him figure out what he really wants out of life.

 

But PR agent, Geena Lysander, isn’t about to lose one of her best new clients—so she follows him. And things get complicated because she’s attracted to Matt, and not just for his handsome, movie-star good looks. As she gets to know the man behind the cowboy, their professional relationship becomes passionately personal. Could Matt’s next big role be as Geena’s leading man?

 

VICKI LEWIS THOMPSON is a New York Times bestselling author who worked as a journalist and a high school English teacher before deciding to become a romance novelist. She was the recipient of Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, and has published more than 100 books.

 

 

 

How-to Tips for Aspiring Writers: Tips for those looking to get their work published/break into the industry.

  1. Be an artist and a businesswoman. A myth persists that all you need is a great book and minions will appear to do the rest. A great book is a good start, but it will languish unless it’s shepherded through the process by an educated author who’s studied the market and researched her publishing options.
  2. Turn in clean copy. Pleasing a reader is the goal, whether the reader is your mom, an agent, an editor, or the stranger who plunks down money for your book. No one deserves to be handed a story riddled with typos and grammatical mistakes unless that person has agreed, for love or money, to help you make it presentable.
  3. Study story structure. Commercial fiction is more than a random collection of scenes. Many excellent books have been written about story structure if you’re hazy on the concept. Even if you think you understand it, brush up on the topic to be sure.
  4. Read and analyze bestsellers in your sub-genre. They’ve achieved what you’re aiming for and it’s extremely valuable to figure out how and why they’re reaching a large audience. If the answer seems elusive, keep looking. It’s there.
  5. Find your tribe. Writing is a solitary pursuit, but with all the communication tools we have, you should be able to locate your peeps. If possible, funnel down from the general category of writer to fiction writer, then to romance fiction writer and finally to the specific sub-genre(s) you’re targeting. Building a network of those who write what you do will help with your plots, your sales and your sanity.

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Comments

  1. Laura says

    June 1, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    I just finished reading my last book this past week, so I’m not reading anything at the moment. Hopefully I’ll get to read this one soon. It sounds like one that I would really like. 🙂

  2. Anne says

    June 2, 2017 at 6:25 am

    I am reading The Shadow Land.

  3. Rhi says

    June 2, 2017 at 8:16 am

    I am reading the prophecy

  4. holdenj says

    June 2, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    I just finished Secrets in Summer!

  5. Glenda says

    June 2, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    Thanks for some great tips, Vicki! I’m sure I’d appreciate them more if I were an author!

    • Glenda says

      June 2, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Oh and I finished Julia Quinn’s latest early this morning!

  6. Linda Harrison says

    June 2, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child

  7. bn100 says

    June 3, 2017 at 3:54 pm

    nothing now

  8. Joanne B says

    June 5, 2017 at 9:21 am

    I’m reading Size Matters by Alison Bliss.

  9. Linda Moffitt says

    June 8, 2017 at 10:51 am

    ARC of The Art Of Fear by Pamela Crane

  10. Carol Luciano says

    June 11, 2017 at 3:05 pm

    I’m reading Sharon Page’s The Worthington Wife. Thanks for the giveaway.

  11. Jana Leah says

    June 25, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    I’m reading Kelley Armstrong’s A Darkness Absolute.

  12. Deanne says

    June 27, 2017 at 6:51 am

    I am currently reading Where Dragonflies Hover.

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