http://www.orble.com/motherhood/ Motherhood en Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:49:00 GMT Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:49:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/whats-a-romance-writer-to-do/ You were all seeing me as some kind of hero (or heroine, for all the romance readers out there). At least, I think you were. You know, the whole 9000... http://www.orble.com/whats-a-romance-writer-to-do/#comments http://www.orble.com/whats-a-romance-writer-to-do/ Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:49:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/character-development-the-heroine/ Your heroine. Those who read 'How To Write A Romance Novel' (and, judging by the votes, only about 14 people will know what I'm about to talk about) know this... http://www.orble.com/character-development-the-heroine/#comments http://www.orble.com/character-development-the-heroine/ Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:33:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/writing-hours-how-much-do-you-write-in-a-day/ Another one for all you writers out there. How many hours of writing do you get done in a day? Do you manage to squeeze in eight hours, as the... http://www.orble.com/writing-hours-how-much-do-you-write-in-a-day/#comments http://www.orble.com/writing-hours-how-much-do-you-write-in-a-day/ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:38:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/how-to-write-a-romance-novel/ For starters, a romance novel has to feature two fabulous lead characters. After all, if your hero and heroine are duds, they're never going to take a reader through the... http://www.orble.com/how-to-write-a-romance-novel/#comments http://www.orble.com/how-to-write-a-romance-novel/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:55:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/tears-for-a-lost-hero/ Well, Miss Toddler and I had every intention of hanging out all of the three loads of washing we'd already done by 9am today. But then we were sidetracked by... http://www.orble.com/tears-for-a-lost-hero/#comments http://www.orble.com/tears-for-a-lost-hero/ Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:05:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-art-of-accepting-rejection-letters/ I'd love to say I accept these delightful letters that arrive in the mail, six months after you'd sent off your work to that much-desired editor/agent, with poise, grace and... http://www.orble.com/the-art-of-accepting-rejection-letters/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-art-of-accepting-rejection-letters/ Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:51:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-worth-of-writing/ Well, I did another mail-out the other day. You writers out there will know exactly what I mean - a query, a synopsis, the first three chapters of your book... http://www.orble.com/the-worth-of-writing/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-worth-of-writing/ Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:06:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/toy-catalogues-a-new-religion/ Miss Toddler has gone to bed tonight, for the first time ever, without a battle. This alone is suspicious. Still, I had writing to do...that attractive, sexy hero to join... http://www.orble.com/toy-catalogues-a-new-religion/#comments http://www.orble.com/toy-catalogues-a-new-religion/ Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:34:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/mummy-the-romance-writer/ I've been writing my whole life, it feels like. At least since I was about eight. A couple of books under my belt, three stories published in magazines, and I'm... http://www.orble.com/mummy-the-romance-writer/#comments http://www.orble.com/mummy-the-romance-writer/ Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:45:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-wonders-of-elmo/ Its been a long day in that hard, brutal land, where screams for chocolate, McDonalds and going to the park bellow out at random times, and where that cup of... http://www.orble.com/the-wonders-of-elmo/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-wonders-of-elmo/ Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:26:00 GMT