Posts with tag: "Popular Fiction"

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Outlander Season 2: The Wounds of Marriage
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Four episodes have aired of Season Two of Outlander (on Starz network), and so far, the reviews are mixed. There have been varying opinions all over the internet, both positive and critical. But one thing I have noticed is much of it seems to stem from the source material, Dragonfly in Amber, which is Book Two of the series. The second book takes the main characters, Jamie and Claire, through an entirely different phase of their lives than the first book (Outlander). Add to that a foreign location; all the complications of their mission to stop Prince Charles and the uprising; and the fact they are still dealing with the aftermath of Black Jack Randall’s ...

New Author Interview - Donjaline Hope
Friday, April 22, 2016
Outlander Season 2: The Wounds of Marriage

Wayward Pines, the popular novel series written by author Blake Crouch, has spawned a series on Fox television and dozens of titles in the Kindle Worlds publishing program. One of the most recent Kindle Worlds titles was written by my good friend and talented author,Donjaline Hope. This exciting novella was her debut, and she plans to expand into full length novels, writing in a variety of genres such as steampunk, adventure, and romance.I sat down recently with Mrs. Hope to get the scoop on her debut and what she has planned for the future.R. R. - Congratulations on your debut with Wayward Pines: Salt Lake City Expedition. What enticed you to write this ...

My Fifteen Seconds of Fame in a Film About Romance
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Outlander Season 2: The Wounds of Marriage

That’s Renee, with two e’s…. In July 2013, I attended my first Romance Writers of America conference in Atlanta Georgia,where I happen to live. I enjoyed every minute of it, but for months afterward, I had no idea my experience had been recorded for posterity.Love Between the CoversApparently, a documentary film about the romance novel industry was being recorded during the conference. Several months later an author friend of mine, acclaimed erotic romanceauthor Annabel Joseph, lent me a copy of the movie to watch.  Imagine my surprise when I came up on screen, in a shot of the audience at a seminar. Another author friend, Lainie S. Flin, was beside me in ...