Boroughs Publishing Group newsletters

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Like Us Follow Us Forward to a Friend   January 2018 ·         > bpg news ·         > writer's world ·         > from the editor's desk         Boroughs Publishing Group News   Love & Kisses   Flash Point For Emmaline Kincaid, Police Chief Bradley Gallagher makes hating cops...problematic. learn more Violet Karen’s dream of the ideal man changed when she met Gary, but her ex, the original ideal guy, isn’t ready to let her go. learn more   Love Sabre Seven stories guaranteed to make you smile, swoon and awww. Love in all its maddening forms are explored in this wonderful anthology set in Australia. learn more Sealed With a Kiss It’s never too late to take a chance on love, or is it? And...all the love in the world can’t cut through two stubborn people’s take on right and wrong. learn more   Spotlight Hearts of Metal Brooklyn Ann READ THE SERIES learn more learn more learn more   learn more learn more   Writer's World Tips & Answers to Qs Three Fixes Tense – Most fiction is written in the past tense. One theory as to why is that early printed fiction included a lot of true crime stories, and the author was either confessing to or reporting crimes and/or adventures that had already occurred. Writing in the past tense allows you to get a character from home to the office in a quick paragraph. But the same action becomes more difficult in the present tense because everything that’s happening in the story is in real time. Pick your tenses wisely, and once chosen stick with that tense throughout the story. Adjectives vs. adverbs: Horses don’t run quick - they run quickly. Quick is an adjective. Quickly is an adverb. Adverbs modify verbs, and adjectives to modify nouns. Homophones – there, their and they’re are the most commonly known and are often missed with spell check. It pays to go through your work with a fine-tooth comb, particularly when using homophones such as complement and compliment. Understanding usage is key. Don't Forget to Sign Up For The Boroughs Book Club Buy any 10 ebook novels or novellas and get the 11th ebook free. (Lunchbox Romances are not included.) To sign up for the Boroughs Book Club, go to our website.   From the Editor's Desk Preachy Are you telling your readers how to feel, or are you asking them to go along with the MC’s on their journey? Whether you create a fantasy world, dig into the history of another era, or regale us with tales about bad boy rockers, every author writes from their life experience. True, you might not know a shape-shifting wolf, an 18th century earl, or Adam Lambert, but embedded in your imagination is everything you’ve learned and believe. It’s natural to color your books through your emotional and moral prism. But, are you giving the reader enough depth of character, change of heart, and tension in between for them to wonder where the story is going? Are you challenging them to ask how will your MC’s get together; make it through? The hardest thing for a writer is to be objective. Yes, you created the people, the town, and the world in which they are living, but when your characters talk, are they speaking for you? Are they true to their motivations, disappointments and desires? Are you listening to what they want? Do you stop when writing dialogue and ask, "Is this what she would say?" Or, when you re-read a passage, do you mutter, "He wouldn’t do that," then change the scene? To write the most satisfying read, pull yourself out of the equation. Be the creator, then step back and let your characters behave as they will.   Happy Valentine's Day

 

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Like Us Follow Us Forward to a Friend   December 2017 ·         > bpg news ·         > writer's world ·         > from the editor's desk     Boroughs Publishing Group News   Love & Kisses   The Devil's Share Box Set The band's back together just for you. Join Dash, Smith, Jacks & Luke and take one more wild ride. learn more The Torn Series Where matters of the heart are at stake, it takes strong women who are torn by life's complications. learn more   Karli's Resolve In their realm, a loving triad was welcome, but for Karli's parent's, anything less than a wealthy, powerful alpha would do, so they tore Karli away from her two true loves. learn more   Mystic On the run, & he's still trying to figure out how that happened, Trask must keep psychic Allys Joel, from getting killed before they get to Mystic, Wyoming. learn more Going Under Gracie knew a serious relationship in college would be complicated, but she never thought the day Noah told her he loved her, she should have left him. learn more   Spotlight Boroughs for the Holidays Check out all our holiday titles.   Writer's World Tips & Answers HOW TO BALANCE WRITING WITH FAMILY & THE HOLIDAYS A SURVIVAL GUIDE 1) Take the laptop in the bathroom. Lock the door. 2) Tell everyone you’re going to the store – take the laptop & write in the parking lot. 3) You’re putting together the holiday playlist & you need quiet for...two hours. 4) Spend copious time in the attic/basement looking for decorations - with the laptop. 5) Tell everyone Aunt Sophie is going to give you the nutbread recipe – drive away with the laptop. 6) You have a banging headache – send everyone to the movies, IMAX double feature. 7) At dinner, ask Uncle Frank to tell his first Rolling Stones concert story. Disappear with the laptop. 8) Collect all the overdue library books & go to the library – for three hours. 9) You have extra volunteer duty at the community center. Could take four hours. 10) The dog needed to be groomed, and this time you waited for him to get done. 11) Last minute wardrobe malfunction – you have to find another dress to wear. 12) Drink water out of a vodka tumbler – act drunk, then go to bed & write. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO AUTHORS EVERYWHERE Don't Forget to Sign Up For The Boroughs Book Club Buy any 10 ebook novels or novellas and get the 11th ebook free. (Lunchbox Romances are not included.) To sign up for the Boroughs Book Club, go to our website.   From the Editor's Desk From Our Authors Hey guys! I hope that everyone has a wonderfully magical holiday season full of laughter and love...and maybe some liquor. This year was truly amazing, and I can't wait to see what 2018 has in store. Happy holidays, LP Maxa Remember through this magical season that love makes anything possible. From my family to yours, may your home be filled with joy and light. Merry Christmas, M. Tasia It's been a tough year. So much has happened and the world has changed, for the worse and for the better. One thing will always stay true though. The love I have as an author for my readers, supporters, fellow writers, and publishers. The passion I have for writing stories. The festive season is upon us and I wish you all the best for your celebrations and for the new year ahead. May you and your families all stay safe and well, and let's look forward to 2018 with positivity and hope. ~ Susan Mac Nicol Happy Holidays to all my fellow authors and amazing readers! Whatever is beautiful, whatever is meaningful, whatever brings you happiness...may it be yours this Holiday Season, and throughout the coming year. Thank you for the love and support throughout 2017. Warmest Wishes, Roxanne D. Howard Happy Holidays from sunny, not-so-warm Charleston, South Carolina. I hope that you have a very happy, healthy and safe holiday; whether you travel or stay home. From my family to yours, we wish you a warm and joyful holiday filled with love and laughter. We would also like to send a special message to all of the troops stationed abroad, thank you for your service, loyalty and dedication. Lots of Love, A.F. Crowell I confess that I don’t really have the holiday spirit as much as many people. I’m more of a Halloween girl, myself. So it was a huge challenge when Boroughs asked me to do a holiday romance. Thankfully, my mom was a Christmas nut, so she inspired the heroine in Metal and Mistletoe. Dezra, a death metal singer, loves Christmas so much that her treat to herself when she gets out of rehab for her alcoholism is a solo vacation to Yellowstone, where she can have a Christmas tree, a holiday feast, and enjoy a winter wonderland. She is shocked when Curtis, a thrash metal guitarist who she’d met in rehab, is staying in one of the cabins at the resort. Curt is a humbug about Christmas and came to the cabins to avoid his family. Dezra is determined to get him into the holiday spirit. Metal and Mistletoe was a fun book to write and got me into the spirit as well. I’m putting up my tree this week and I have some horror movie themed decorations to hang on it. Then I plan to curl up by the fire and read all month so I can get inspiration for my next Hearts of Metal book. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah, Brooklyn Ann Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, may your days be filled with joy and your bookshelves lined with never-ending books and happily-ever-afters. Here's wishing you a storybook season of cheer! ~ Marilyn Baxter Hello, and Merry Christmas to all readers and my family at Boroughs Publishing. I’ve been busy getting ready for the season, and I’ve also been busy making music, playing Christmas concerts at street fairs, libraries, nursing homes and such. Christmas Day will be quiet - just Charles, me and the pups, but we expect family for after-Christmas and New Year’s fun. Have a wonderful Christmas and all the best to you and yours in 2018, Emily Mims Sending warm holiday greetings this wintry season, and wishing you and your family comfort, joy, and hope this Christmas. ~ Adele Downs Happy Festive Season The Love Sabrists would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season. Hailing from Australia, where it’s summer, our Christmases tend to be hot. Christmas Day is usually spent outside, at the beach or in the pool. So, wherever you are, however you celebrate this holiday season, we hope you enjoy this magical time of year surrounded by loved ones. We wish you peace, happiness, and a little bit of romance, as well as happy reading for 2018. Keep an eye out for our Love Sabre anthology out February 2018. Best wishes, Tanya Kean, Megan Colville, Laura Simpson, Kristine Charles, Rachael Howlett, Nardia Sheriff and Melanie Coles May your holidays be merry and your New Year be bright. Here's to reading books all day and all night. ~ Riley Parks Brrrr...it’s chilly in my neck of the woods in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s that time of year when I like to snuggle under a warm blanket with a cup of cinnamon tea in one hand and my favorite romance in the other (or watch my favorite Hallmark Christmas movie). I hope you have plenty of reading and relaxing time. Happy Holidays, Amanda Uhl Happy Holidays, my festive readers! At this time of year, I know we're all busy with parties, planning, presents, and preparations. (Ha, alliteration!) Don't forget to make time for yourself. You need to replenish your reserves for everything that happens in this season, so take a break, escape, relax; and what better way to rejuvenate than to disappear into the pages of a book. My book, Mystic, will lead you on a merry cross-country chase with adventure, a few chuckles, suspense, and, of course, romance. Although Mystic is not a Christmas story, it should leave you with a smile or two. Mystic comes out December 19, and until then you can count down the days with me by following my Mystic Advent Calendar on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GabiStevensfans) or Twitter (@GabiStevens). One peek into the book every day until its release. Until then, Merry Everything, and may all your days be filled with wonder, delight, and happiness. ~Gabi Stevens Hope this holiday season there's a Christmas party hop, mistletoe, and some rockin' around the Christmas tree fun for you. ~ Sheri Humphreys   Everyone at Boroughs Wishes All of You a Joyous Holiday Season & A Happy, Healthy New Year

 

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