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Home Archive by category "Romance" (Page 2)

Category: Romance

JD’s Story Coming Soon

If you’ve just read my first sweet contemporary romance, Captive of the Cattle Baron, you might be wondering if I’m going to tell JD and Tess’s stories. The answer is YES! Saving the Soldier, JD’s story, is in the final stages of production and will be published soon. I’ll announce…

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Irene Vartanoff December 12, 2015 December 12, 2015Romance

Captive of the Cattle Baron Makes Another Blog Visit

Check out my most recent blog visit talking about Captive of the Cattle Baron. Beverley Bateman’s Blogging with Beverley now includes my detailed explanation of how to rewrite a scene to shift who instigates it, and why that can be a good idea. And there’s an excerpt, of course! (Or,…

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Irene Vartanoff August 25, 2015 February 6, 2016Romance, Writing

Another Blog Visit Tells You More About Captive of the Cattle Baron

I’m having fun answering questions on Nancy Lee Badger’s blog and there’s a new excerpt, too. Check these out and collect them all!

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Irene Vartanoff July 27, 2015 September 10, 2015Romance, Writing

Captive of the Cattle Baron Visits Blogs

I’m touring blogs and explaining piecemeal my thoughts about writing Captive of the Cattle Baron. Check out Jackie Maurer’s blog for a brand new excerpt. This scene was completely rewritten after one of my beta readers told me why she hated it. Can you guess what I did?

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Irene Vartanoff July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015Romance, Writing

Captive of the Cattle Baron, a Classic Done Right

Captive of the Cattle Baron is my twist on an old school romance cliché—the romantic abduction. It’s not a popular plot today and I’m glad. Times have changed, and our basic understanding of what constitutes unacceptable force—not to say abuse—has matured. I’ve read some very negative comments from readers when…

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Irene Vartanoff June 17, 2015 February 6, 2016Romance, Writing
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