Cynthia Harrison
Novelist
Tag: love
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Another Shot at Love
At last, I can finally reveal the cover of Niecey Roy’s new title Another Shot At Love, due out this November. I’ve already raved about her Fender Bender Blues and have no doubt this “New Adult Contemporary Romantic Comedy” will be just as deliciously fun. Best of all? It’s first in a series: What’s Love? Book #1. Here’s…
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Runnin’ Down a Dream
Yes, I am a die-hard Tom Petty fan. His lyrics often reflect how he deals with creative juice. That and Love capital L are his two stand-out themes for me. There is a kind of love brewing in me now. It wants to spill into the novel I’m writing, or maybe take me off-track altogether. I just…
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What is Women’s Fiction?
For my next novel, I’m crossing over from romance to women’s fiction. Although writing romance has been a fun challenge, romance is all about the two. Just like when you’re newly in love, you can’t see or think about anyone but your love. My story drafts have all sorts of point-of-view, many types of relationships, including love stories. Always more than…
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A Writer & Her Secrets
Long time ago a writing teacher told me the best way to unlock a character is to ask three questions: What’s your secret? What’s your real secret? What’s your real secret? With each answer you go a little deeper. This is the way into the heart of your characters, the way to make them show…
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Ten Romantic Writing Ideas
Darby Saxbe wrote an article called “10 Ways to Perk Up Your Relationship.” Reading, I realized my husband Al and I already do a lot of those things. (We have 25 years of practice.) After I got done patting myself on the back for having a groovy relationship, I realized I could adapt Saxbe’s 10 Things for the…