by annestephenson | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Romance, Writing
Like a pitch, or a synopsis, writing a blurb for the back cover of a book is one of those incredibly-challenging “extras” that go with the job. And it’s not just the words you write, it’s how they look on the page. My co-author, Susan...
by annestephenson | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog, Mystery, Writing
I think the die was cast the day my Latin teacher suggested I translate Caesar’s Gallic Wars at home. They called it “independent study,” but when she wrote “goodbye, little Miss Sweet-n-Sour” in my high-school year book, I knew it to be true. I had crossed her...
by annestephenson | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog, Writing
E.L James, Adam Croft and Amanda Hocking did and look where they ended up! Not that I expect to hit the bigtime at this point in my career, but having been published traditionally, and now as an indie author, I do know that whichever route you take, success...
by annestephenson | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog, Mystery, Writing
Other than a naively romantic notion that being a foreign correspondent would be cool, I had no plans to be a writer. But when it came time to choose a university, typical teenager that I was, I went for the one furthest from home. Journalism has served me well – or...
by annestephenson | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog, Romance, Writing
A multi-genre collection of eclectic reads from BundleRabbit Featuring….Outbid by the Boss!!! A contemporary romance by yours truly (Anne Stephenson) & Susan Brown writing as Stephanie Browning! Seven books in all, this box-set of Bodacious reads is...
by annestephenson | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog, Romance, Wishful Thinking, Writing
Eighteen months earlier… This was the morning I was planning to print out a partial first draft of my romantic thriller. I’m 25,000 words in, and feeling good even though I know I need to cut at least 5,000 words before moving on. Some scenes start too late,...
