by Rue Allyn | Sep 19, 2019 | Romance
As a reader (meaning before I became an author), I always wondered: Why authors did not tell us a character’s backstory at the beginning of a book? Why only romances had happy endings (mostly)? Why authors couldn’t publish books faster (Nora Roberts does it, why can’t...
by Rue Allyn | Sep 16, 2019 | Romance
“The erthe . . . Quaked as quykke thinge and al bequasht the roche.” This quote from Piers Plowman’s B Version, the modern English version could be written, “The earth quaked rapidly and shattered the rock.” This passage is descriptive of an earthquake strong enough...
by Rue Allyn | Sep 14, 2019 | Romance
Please welcome today’s featured author, Mageela Troche. She’s here to give us a list of her personal preferences and a look at her newest book. Here’s Mageela. Hello, I thought you might find interesting the loves and hates of one particular author...
by Rue Allyn | Sep 12, 2019 | Romance
I had planned to title this post “A Change Is Gonna Come,” and invoke the lyrics of Sam Cooke’s song by that name. Just in case you don’t know them, I’ve copied the words below. You may find a performance by Cooke here. Released in 1964 the song became one of the...
by Rue Allyn | Sep 9, 2019 | Romance
“Shal neuere myste bimolen it. Ne moth after biten it.” A translation into Modern English would read something like, “Must (or new wine) shall never defile it. Nor moth eat it.” This quote is from the B version of the Middle English allegory Piers Plowman. The central...
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