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New Release Announcement #NewRelease – HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART by Rachelle Ayala
HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART (A Story of Abortion & Courage) by Rachelle Ayala On sale for 99c at Amazon and Barnes & Noble 21-23 Jan 2013 Maryanne Torres is a compassionate nurse who fails at relationships. After a string of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Books, compassionate, Contemporary, courage, cross genre, drama, ebook, Fiction, Kindle, Rachelle Ayala, rape, relationships, women's fiction
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What is the right balance between the setting/atmosphere of a novel and the dramatic elements?
In “Writing Fiction”, Janet Burroway speaks of a scene as being like an oyster. The atmosphere and setting of the scene makes up the meat of the oyster, and the dramatic elements make up the pearl. As any pearl diver … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, Browsing Rhino, Fiction, George Hamilton, Janet Burroway, novelist, writer, writetip, Writing Fiction
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Author’s Research – before or after the first draft of your manuscript?
I recently finished the first draft of my next novel, provisionally titled The Disease. For my previous two published novels, I did a great deal of the research before I started to write. In the case of Secrets From The … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, Browsing Rhino, Carnival of Hope, Fiction, George Hamilton, novelist, Secrets From The Dust, The Disease
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Author Interview at Confessions of a Reader
I am interested in peoples struggles, be they for freedom, inclusion or to be loved. I also like to travel, when possible, and learn about different cultures. This has led to incidents from around the world generating ideas for my … Continue reading
Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – Australian Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the Australian Aboriginal civil rights movement, followed by a short scene from the novel which illustrates their … Continue reading
What is the vibrant and colourful event of carnival all about?
The Brazilian 2012 Carnival officially kicked off in Rio on Friday 17th February (festivities started the previous day in places like Salvador de Bahia), and will run for five days. Carnival provides one of the main turning points in my … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Hope, Readers Section
Tagged author, Books, Brazil, Browsing Rhino, Carnival, Carnival of Hope, Fiction, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Salvador de Bahia, writer
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Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – The loneliness of the outback for European women
In the third of a series of posts about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the loneliness of life in the outback for European women, followed by two short scenes that … Continue reading
Author’s research notes: Carnival of Hope – the women’s rich sexual banter
Another feature of the research was how common sexual teasing and banter is in the favelas. Here are some examples which I unearthed, and then a scene to depict how this aspect was used in the novel: Erotic language is … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Hope, Readers Section
Tagged author, Books, Brazil, Browsing Rhino, Carnival, drama, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Salvador de Bahia, thriller, writer
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Carnival of Hope – due for publication 20 November 2011
Today, Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. But in the 1990s, only a few years after the book burning military dictators returned to their barracks, the country experienced severe economic stagnation with hyperinflation running at … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Hope, Readers Section
Tagged author, Books, Brazil, Browsing Rhino, Carnival, Carnival of Hope, Contemporary, Favela, Fiction, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Rio de janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, thriller, writer
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To create natural conflict in your story, insert a major difference between your main characters
Shirley Valentine, from the Willy Russell play, is at heart adventurous and yearning for excitement in her life. This is shown best by putting her with an unadventurous husband, and it leads to conflict in their relationship because of their … Continue reading
