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Christine Steeves Speakman
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Tag: romance

I’m guilty…

May 2, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…of not spending quality time with my romance genre writing. I’m hitting a blank wall with my stories for Iris’…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

It is about love

April 29, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

Truth, honesty, and knowing without doubt so that we can see its existence and explain our own. To hope to…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

It’s Not Fluff

April 4, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

I’m sitting trying to figure out what I want to write and all different thoughts are flying through my head.…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

What do you get when…

March 27, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…you mix an abalone diver and a marine biologist? Hopefully, a romance story. Where did this idea come from? A…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Foul Words

March 21, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

Romance genre has an expectation of not using crass sexual words that begin with F, P, or C. True, False,…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Do you need to love your characters?

March 7, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

I would hope so, even the “bad” guys/gals. My entire story idea stemmed from writing Midnight Find. I fell for…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Am I really writing…

March 3, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…the romance I haven’t enjoyed reading? The story is starting with two characters not liking each other, well, not really.…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Celebrity comparisons – oops

February 18, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

One of my pet peeves as an editor was characters compared to celebrities…she was like ______…or…his muscles rivaled those of…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Dated Name = Dated Character

January 28, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

This topic works for any genre, but because my main character is of an older generation I needed a name…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart, Iris Shares Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Iris Shares, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Catnapped (A Klepto Cat Mystery, Book 1)

January 10, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

By Patricia Fry Product details ASIN: B00DAHFS1G Publisher: Matilija Press (November 30, 2013) Publication date: November 30, 2013 Language: English File size: 1241 KB Print…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Mystery Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, mystery, Patricia Fry, Reviewer, romance

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