Famous Writing Quote of the Day

“Nonfiction is about communication. Fiction is about saying something without saying it.”
Vince Mooney

Kate Hardy’s Opening is So Good I Just Wanted to Scream!

It’s Not Fair to Write a Book This Good!  I Believe “Italian Doctor, NoStrings Attached” Would Win Every Writing Contest it Entered!

“Italian Doctor, No StringsAttached”

by

Kate Hardy

Harlequin Medical Romance

On sale date: Oct 1, 2011

Publication date: Oct 1, 2011

Category:  Classic Romance

No Heroine Was Ever Treated Better!

Here’s how the book starts: 

"FACE the fear. 

   Sydney faced the fear every single day of her life. Every day she made life-or-death decisions. Abseiling* down the tower of the London Victoria hospital, to raise funds for specialist equipment for the emergency department, should be a breeze. She had a sheet full of sponsor signatures, with a large amount of money at stake. There was no question that she wouldn’t do it. How could she possiblty back out now?

   But then she looked down. Over the edge. There was a white stone cornice and then…nothing.

   For two hundered and fifty feet.

  Back in the department, two months ago, this had seemed like a brilliant idea. Right here and now, she knew it was the most stupid, ridiculous thing she’d ever done. She sneaked another look at the edge, hoping that her fairy godmother was passing with some sparkly dust and the drop would look a bit less scary.

    It didn’t.

    And there was no way that she could make herself walk backwards over the edge."

* British for rappelling.

But then the hero, ER doctor, Marco Ranieri, whom the heroine has not met before, calmly sings her over the edge. A miracle!

Thus begins an instantaneous whirlwind love affair that spans London and Italy. This is the ideal romance in which to vicariously be the heroine. Sydney is wined, dinned, and treated like a queen. She is truly loved. Never was a hero more worthy, more honorable, more loving. The conflict does not come from the hero and heroine arguing with each other as in many romances. The conflict comes from the heroine’s medical condition. The medical components of this story are excellent. It's a great story. 

I don’t have to say much about this story because the opening is as good as it gets, the hero is ideal, the heroine totally sympathetic, and the level of reading enjoyment is off the charts. Just read it! (If you’re an aspiring writer: just read it and weep. : )) 

Ladies: You’ll Want to be this Heroine! 5-Star Everything!

Historic Book Signing in Tulsa October 22nd!



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Tulsa’s ‘Florence Nightingale’, Tina Radcliffe, & ‘America’s Female Mark Twain’, Mary Connealy, are Coming to Tulsa October 22^nd for a Joint Book Signing at Steve’s Sundry --1 pm to 3 pm!

2612 S. Harvard

Tina Radcliffe is a nurse who served many years in Tulsa. Her two inspirational romance books actually take place in Tulsa. You can read reviews of her “Oklahoma Reunion"  and “The Rancer's Reunion"  here and here. This is a homecoming her many friends will want to celebrate!

Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with award winning inspriation. Her many works have been compared to MarkTwain’s and her first editions are collectable. Don’t miss meeting Mary. 

Read the notice in the Tulsa World

Saturday --1 pm to 3 pm -- October 22nd, Steve's Sundry on Harvard!

Famous Writing Quote of the Day

“Showing and telling are surface things. More important is what an author reveals.”  Vince Mooney

Famous Writing Quote of the Day

“Writing a novel is like trying to solve a very long mathematical equation. Changing anything can change everything else.” Vince Mooney

Famous Writing Quote of the Day

"Tell me more."

“I have an escalator pitch. My opening sentence tells who, what, where, when, and how. Each additional sentence expands on the first. I can stop speaking at any point and  still have made a complete pitch. Given the listener's reaction, I can go with the flow, talk it up or talk it down. By doing this I can insure that my pitch always makes maximum use of the opportunity provided. Regardless of the time I'm afforded, I know that I can deliver my strongest possible presentation.”

Vince Mooney

Famous Writing Quote of the Day

“The greater the writing, the more importance is placed on what is not said than what is said.”  

 Vince Mooney