So the thing about release day is it only lasts 24 hours. And then it is time to get back to work. Right now I am working on the deep edit of Courting Trouble: The brilliant and amazing Kim Killion designed the cover. She truly is a genius. I have Continue Reading →
by Josie Malone Hi Maggie, Thanks for inviting me. I’m glad to be here and talk about why I love romance. When I graduated from high school, I was determined to be a writer. My creative writing teacher had told me I had talent and suggested college. I came from Continue Reading →
By Joanne Pibworth I’m a self-confessed romance junkie – I love to read it, watch it and write it. I’ve been writing now for around four years, and was lucky enough to be chosen as joint runner up along with Maggie in the Mills & Boon 2009 writing competition. That Continue Reading →
I am a big fan of Julie James books and she was kind enough to answer some of my questions about her latest book and her process. She is also giving away a copy of her upcoming book About That Night to one lucky commenter. Tell us about your latest Continue Reading →
by Sarah Wendell When Maggie asked me to guest blog for her “Spring Into Romance” event, it wasn’t spring. It was December – and boy, let me tell you, planning ahead is a powerful thing. The minute she started talking about spring, I thought about daffodils and crocus and forsythia Continue Reading →
by Megan Crane Sometimes we all need a little help getting into the mood. It’s okay to admit it. We’re among friends here at Maggie’s blog. There’s no shame in admitting you need some outside help to get there now and then. I’m talking about writing, of course. Writing romance, Continue Reading →
By Laura Spinella I straddle the line. Since we’re here to promote romance, and aside from being the truth, I thought the word lent itself to the occasion. My novel, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, lives on the edge between women’s fiction and romance. Though, sometimes, I do feel lost in my own Continue Reading →
by Charlene Sands As a multi-published author, the second question I’m often asked is “What inspires you?” Can you guess what the first question I’m asked is? You’ve probably heard this before. “Where do you get your ideas?” The idea question and the inspiration question are one in the same, Continue Reading →
By Susan Crandall What is it about Spring that brings out the romantic in all of us? Is it the increase of daylight—after all scientists have proven that increased daylight affects our hormones and mood, even our fertility? Is it the emergence of color after a long gray winter? The Continue Reading →
by Malena Lott Right up front, let me say I’m talking about my character’s baby bump, not mine. I have three kids that feels more like thirty some days and the hubenaro got the snip-snip to ensure we don’t have baby thirty-one. But Taylor Montgomery, the protag in my first-becometh-fourth Continue Reading →