Jeannie Lin |
| Ruby Nickname: | Ruby Dragon | | Biography: |  JEANNIE LIN grew up fascinated with stories of Western epic fantasy as well as Eastern martial arts adventures. She started working on her first romance novel while she was teaching high school science. After four years of trying to break into the romance market with an Asian set historical, her 2009 Golden Heart® winning manuscript, Butterfly Swords, sold to Harlequin Mills & Boon. In her writing fantasies, Jeannie inhabits the rivers and lakes of Tang Dynasty China. In the real world, she lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her wonderfully supportive husband. | | Hometown: | St. Louis | | Age: | 33 | | GH Year(s) | 2009 | | Completed Manuscript(s) | 3 | | Genre(s): | Historical romance, Women’s fiction | | Started Writing: | 2005 | | Day Job: | Healthcare IT executive | | For Fun: | Cooking, Snowboarding | | Favorite Ruby Slipper: | Candy-red Jessica Simpsons | | Website: | http://www.jeannielin.com | | Blog: | http://www.jeannielin.com/blog | | Twitter: | http://twitter.com/JeannieLin | | Facebook: | Jeannie Lin |
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Remakes: Homage or Blasphemy?
By: Jeannie Lin on June 24, 2010 at 12:01 am
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From The Karate Kid to TRON to The A-team, this seems to be the year of the remake. Whenever we hear one of these iconic movies are being remade, the immediate response seems to be, “Oh God, no! The humanity!!!” As if the very existence of such a copy will somehow rip apart our childhood, [...]
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Guest Blog: Contest Diva Amanda Berry
By: Jeannie Lin on May 24, 2010 at 12:01 am
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The flavor of the month definitely seems to be guests and critique partners! With that in mind, I’m proud to bring to show-and-tell: Amanda Berry, my critique partner and debut Silhouette Special Edition author.
Amanda and I met at the local chapter meeting and joined forces when she admitted being jealous of the other gals who [...]
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Free-For-All Friday and Rubies With a Cause
By: Jeannie Lin on May 7, 2010 at 12:01 am
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It’s been a week of change and uncertainty. Nashville, Tennessee flooded after a downpour of rain caused the waters of the Cumberland river to rush over the banks. Neighboring states of Kentucky and Mississippi were also affected. People have lost their homes and businesses and, in the most tragic cases, their lives.
Whereas the loss is [...]
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Fast Draft Madness and Self-Hypnosis
By: Jeannie Lin on April 14, 2010 at 2:10 am
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I’m right smack in the middle of Fast Drafting* my next manuscript. It’s how I’ve done every novel except for my first one, and I’m completely addicted to it.
To prepare for this post, I tried to analyze the Fast Draft process and break down why it works, at least for me. I actually spend a [...]
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