All About Long Tall Ruby

Anne Marie discovered a passion for understanding people (and her characters!) early in life, which translated into a lifelong pursuit of knowledge in biology, psychology, counseling, and writing. She writes the Mindhunters series for Carina Press and is known for writing chilling villains and dark, psychological romantic suspense. Find out more at www.AnneMarieBecker.com.

Blog Posts from Anne Marie

RT Booklovers Convention Recap

Posted by Anne Marie Becker May 17 2013, 12:01 am in Anne Marie Becker, conferences, promotion, readers, RT Convention 2013

Romance readers, industry representatives, and authors of all ages and subgenres recently gathered in Kansas City for the 30th annual Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. As a first time attendee, I went in with a mind (and eyes) wide open. The Ruby Sisters who attended agree that meeting readers (and visiting with each other) was the [...]

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Welcome, Class of 2013!

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Mar 27 2013, 12:01 am in 2013 Golden Heart finalists, call stories, celebration, golden heart finalists

I don’t know about you, but I’m still on a high from all the cyber-celebrating yesterday. Thank you to everyone who dropped by the blog to share in the excitement! (And for those of you who were hoping for a call yesterday but didn’t get one, don’t fret! That call will come someday – even [...]

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Mind Games

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Mar 13 2013, 12:01 am in Anne Marie Becker, inspiration, motivation, perseverance

As a suspense author, I enjoy a mind game now and then, and have free rein to use them with my villains and even heroes and heroines. But today, I’m talking about how I use mind games on myself—as a tool to get motivated in my writing.   The “I Don’t Wanna” Complex   Hey, [...]

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Winter Writing Festival: Check-In #5

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Feb 14 2013, 12:01 am in Anne Marie Becker, Ruby Slippered Sisterhood Winter Writing Festival, Winter Writing Festival

The Third Annual Ruby Slippered Sisterhood Winter Writing Festival is coming to the end of its fifth week. It’s hard to believe we’re on Day 36 of the festival – people have been doing an outstanding job meeting their goals and it’s time to celebrate! Today we complete our 5th full week, and it’s time [...]

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Talking Romantic Suspense: Writing a Series

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Dec 5 2012, 12:01 am in Anne Marie Becker, craft, romantic suspense, series

  Several years ago, when I realized I wanted to make writing a career, “trilogy” was the buzz word. Series were sought-after by publishers because they could rapidly build an author’s name, as well as their backlist. It seemed a logical business move to structure the stories in my head into a series—especially since I’d [...]

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Project Ruby Push: Follow Up

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Nov 2 2012, 12:01 am in Anne Marie Becker, goals, inspiration, motivation, perserverance

It’s been six weeks since we saw each other last. (Where did the time go?) If you’ll recall, I gave you a little push in the form of a writing challenge waaaay back on September 19th, hoping it would generate a massive wave of productivity. Today is the conclusion of that challenge, and it’s time [...]

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Project: Ruby Push

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Sep 19 2012, 12:01 am in inspiration, motivation, perseverance

Project: Ruby Push I don’t know about you, but it seems this year has been flying by at a record pace. The change in weather, the return of the kids to school, and the looming end of the year have me re-evaluating what time I have left, and what my goals were waaaay back in [...]

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Curves Ahead!

Posted by Anne Marie Becker Jul 30 2012, 12:01 am in romantic suspense, Ruby Release

Curves Ahead!   We read, and write, because we enjoy it. And, whether I’m reading or writing, there’s nothing I enjoy more than a good twist. Maybe it’s the suspense writer in me, or maybe I’ve read so many books and seen so many television shows and movies in my life that many plots have [...]

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