Once upon a time I had a story idea that was set in San Francisco in the 1850s, and it involved a Chinese girl. Knowing little about the Chinese culture in this decade and how it translated to the New World, I spent a considerable amount of time hopping from one topic [...]
I’ve recently noticed a common thread in the blog circles I run with: people, especially women, are eager to fulfill their destiny. Many of us hold a job that we’ve enjoyed over the years but it doesn’t satiate the desire and longing for something more that’s been bubbling up to the surface. [...]
On what was to be the day of our big reveal, we experienced formatting issues that made it impossible for us to continue using our chosen new template for this site. Over the next few days, we’ll reselect a template and make the necessary adjustments so please bear with us.
In [...]
Hi kids, time for another writing prompt!
Please write a 400 word or less story or poem based on the picture below. Post it in comments or leave the link so we can find it.
I do hope I don’t post the same photo twice…
Have fun!
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Myths Dispelled
Jacquie Rogers
Texty Ladies Columnist
Copyright © 2009 Jacquie Rogers
If you’re writing western historical romance, are you swayed by the myths promulgated by the movie business in the early 20th Century? I ask because many readers are convinced those myths are true.
Question: should you write the myth? or [...]
Odd Thomas by Dean R. Koontz
“Koontz’s most likable creation.” — New York Times
Odd Hours is the most recent book in a four book series starring a young man named Odd Thomas whohas the ability to see the dead as well as having prophetic dreams. Odd Thomas is [...]
Instead of an article on the craft of writing, today’s Magical Monday welcomes Justin Saragueta–musician/singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. He’s better known as gueta and that’s the name of the CD he’ll be releasing in a couple weeks.
I’m a Gueta fan through and [...]
So there are only so many original ideas and ways to tell those stories. That’s a pretty depressing thought. Why then do we write if we are only reiterating the same old love story.
Because we have to. I mean, I do. I can’t NOT write. It’s in me. I’m always writing something; a poem, a [...]
Imagine feeling anxious all day about what you are going to do and what you are supposed to say. Now, imagine having a place where you could go, a sanctuary, if you will, where your anxieties and fears melt away. Participating in an activity is a must in this sanctuary, and once you get started, [...]
Hello everyone! Today I’ll be talking about book trailers; specifically, how to make them. They’re great promotional tools, fun to create, and relatively simple. I’ll take you through my process step by step. I know there are different ways of creating them and different programs to us, but I’ll stick with what I know [...]
Copyright © 2010 Jacquie Rogers and Ann Charles
It’s Magical Monday! And today I have a special guest, my partner at 1st Turning Point, Ann Charles.
Ann Charles, Author
Ann Charles writes contemporary mystery series(es, there are three already) that are sprinkled with romance and doused with humor. She is [...]
We in the modern West have many notions, often promulgated by novels, movies, and television, that simply aren’t accurate. Some of these surprised me when I first found out the facts, some of them didn’t.See which ones surprise you.
Bathrooms
When those of us in North America think of the history [...]
That’s point of view.
We know what we see, hear, taste, smell, and touch, but we can never be sure how someone else senses those same stimuli, if they noticed at all.
Let’s say you’re thirty years old and you see an eighty-year-old arthritic woman take a full minute to get out of [...]
I hope you’re having a wonderfully Magical Monday! There’s lots going on this week—I’m visiting Sarah Simas’ blog later on this week, I’ll have an article on what aspect of history surprised me in my research for Unusual Historicals next week , and I’ll be gathering guests and researching for [...]
Carrie Lofty, Author
Welcome to Featured Author Carrie Lofty, author of fabulous historical romance novels, and owner of the group blog, Unusual Historicals. Today, Carrie gives us some insight as to why her stories are so rich.
Window Characters
When I was growing up, I read as many [...]
Here come the Texty Ladies! Some of us, anyway. The rest will be here when they get here. 2009 was a bit busy for us all, but we’re all dedicated to this site and we’ll be hanging around more.
So . . .
Magic Monday is back!
To celebrate, we’re [...]
Hi everyone!
The Textyladies are still busy regrouping and getting our busy lives in order, but we are talking about coming back to post when we can at TL.
I have a new book out. It’s called Sanctuary and I wrote it under the pseudonym Cassidy Hunter. Come by my website for more [...]
We are currently on hiatus. Life has been crazy for all of us and we’re needed elsewhere for a time. We hope to return soon, and when we do, we’d like to have a new look, daily articles and maybe even fresh blood!
You can still find us at our personal blogs and we hope you’ll [...]
Well, do you? Podcast, that is.
I do. It’s Rowena Cherry’s fault. And some blame can be placed on Lillian Cauldwell, too. You’ll see why in a while.
We at Texty Ladies write books, poetry, music. We sculpt, paint, craft. TL is a gathering place for people who combine [...]
Authors and Social Networks: A Love/Hate Relationship
by Jacquie Rogers
Once upon a time, a writer would grab a quill with her ink-stained fingers and proceed to scratch out the latest adventure to thrill her readers. She lived in her head, maybe acted out a scene or two. The stacks in the library gaver [...]
