by Nancy Herkness | Jul 1, 2012 | Books, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
Several people have asked me what’s going on with my upcoming book Take Me Home (being released November 6th, for those who didn’t hear my original shouts of joy). So I thought I’d explain the steps it takes for a book to go from being a manuscript to being opened by...
by Nancy Herkness | Jan 19, 2011 | Books, Nod from Nancy, Romance, Uncategorized
Instead of repeating myself, here’s a link to my review of this fabulous book on the New York Journal of Books’ website: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/call-me-irresistible Run, do not walk to buy it!
by Nancy Herkness | Nov 9, 2010 | Books, conference, NJRW, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
Do you like to kill people in your books? Or at least strew a dead body or two around? Then Annie Solomon’s “Plotting the Romantic Suspense Novel” workshop is for you. Boy, do I wish I had attended this one before I started Music of the Night. It...
by Nancy Herkness | Nov 4, 2010 | Books, conference, NJRW, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
At the fabulous New Jersey Romance Writers “Put Your Heart in a Book” Conference, I attended a great workshop on writing query letters. Multi-pubbed author Lisa Verge Higgins presented a well-organized, information-packed class on how to write a...
by Nancy Herkness | Aug 1, 2010 | Books, Romance, RWA, Uncategorized, writing
How many of you know that the highest award a romance novelist can win is the Rita? Each year the Romance Writers of America (the largest writers’ group in the world!) honor the best books in the genre at their national conference. As you might imagine, the...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 24, 2009 | Romance, RWA, Uncategorized, writing
…and it’s Sourcebooks Casablanca. I walked out of the Spotlight on Sourcebooks feeling truly excited about this new publisher. Well, they’re new to romance publishing, having started the Casablanca imprint about two years ago. Now they’re publishing 10 romances per...