Jamie Michele |
| Ruby Nickname: | Ruby Chameleon | | Biography: |  Jamie Michele is a 2009 Golden Heart winner who lives in Maryland with her husband, three cats, and varying numbers and species of foster animals. She's a member of the Romance Writers of America and is the Hospitality Director of the Maryland Romance Writers. With the support of her husband, Jamie writes romance novels full time. | | Age: | 30 | | GH Year(s) | 2009 | | Completed Manuscript(s) | Romance or Retribution; Loving Abandon | | Genre(s): | Romantic Suspense | | Started Writing: | 2007 | | Day Job: | Writing | | For Fun: | Volunteer at zoo; foster for SPCA; play volleyball | | Website: | http://www.jamiemichelebooks.com |
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Readings From My Rejection Letters
By: Jamie Michele on May 13, 2010 at 12:01 am
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What are the two most consistent bits of advice that I’ve been given for writing a compelling category romance?
1. BUILD THE ROMANCE!
2. DEVELOP INTERNAL CONFLICTS!
Um, okay. Obvious enough. Those things are at the core of most romances. But how, exactly, do we do that in such a short book?
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Free-For-All Friday!
By: Jamie Michele on April 16, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Another Friday, another Q&A free-for-all!
While this will remain an open forum all day, we hostesses of this event tend to pose a question of our own to get the advice rolling.
My Q for U:
What are your favorite fictional climaxes, and why?
Movies, books, whatever. I’m hungry for examples of fabulous endings.
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Writer, GMC Thyself
By: Jamie Michele on April 7, 2010 at 12:01 am
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I took a self-help class a few years ago that changed my life. Taught by a bearded, silver-haired yoga master, “What on earth are you doing with your life?” came with a grand promise. Take the class, and you’ll uncover the meaning of your life.
The meaning of my life in a six-week class? I would [...]
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Truth and Pain of Comedy
By: Jamie Michele on March 9, 2010 at 12:01 am
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My beta reader, Margie, has been encouraging me to add more humor to my writing. You’re funny, she insisted. Just try.
Just try? How does one “try” to be funny? If it doesn’t come out naturally, it seemed to me that it shouldn’t come out at all. But she’s a smart woman, so I decided to [...]
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Name That Voice
By: Jamie Michele on February 4, 2010 at 12:01 am
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Do some writers have such strong voices that we might be able to recognize them from a few lines pulled from one of their books?
I don’t know. So, in the spirit of fun and discovery, I’ve pulled a dozen short sections from romance novels written by ten of our genre’s modern superstars.
How many voices do you recognize [...]
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