by Dallis | Apr 30, 2019 | On Writing
Hero’s Journey: Ordeal: The hero experiences a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis. Reward: After surviving death, the hero earns his reward or accomplishes his goal. The Road Back: The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life. That...
by Dallis | Apr 4, 2019 | On Writing
The Century 21 article below says that Topsail Island wasn’t named because of pirate ships’ topsails showing above the trees as they tried to hide behind the island. That the name was coined on navigational charts way before the island was named. But come...
by Dallis | Jan 15, 2019 | On Writing
My historical western romances are all connected by my fictitious carnival, Cojocaru’s Traveling Carney Town, which I sometimes call Cojocaru’s Medicine Show, or Cojocaru’s Carnival, or just Cojocaru. It’s fun to include in my various series,...
by Dallis | Jan 30, 2018 | On Writing
Look at the fun, active saloon scene above. Can’t you just imagine the people moving, drinking and talking? Doesn’t that scene get your creative juices flowing? What’s going on with that pretty woman and why is that heavy-set man grabbing her? Will...
by Dallis | Jul 13, 2017 | On Writing
Romance Tropes are plot devices used to bring lovers together. Several romance books use a combination of tropes for a unique plot, depending on the length of the book. One that I recently used was Best Friend’s Sibling which I combined with Forbidden Love in...
by Dallis | May 14, 2017 | On Writing
I adore Linda Goodman, and her Love Signs book. Linda says this: Now those of you who were once young (and I hope are still are) know that Tinker Bell told Peter: “Every time a child says ‘I don’t believe in faeries,’ there is a faerie...
