http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog Terescia's thoughts and such on writing romantic fiction for publication. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:00:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Character strengths are what draw us, as readers, to the characters we love, but without flaws characters cannot be the multi-dimensional people we need them to be. Giving a character a flaw is about more than making them physically or emotionally imperfect. Flaws must be thought out to show opportunities for ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/10/29/character-flaws-make-our-characters-strong/ In the June 2008 edition of Scientific American magazine in the Neurobiology section, the article "The Healthy Type" by Jessica Wapner brings up the link between expressive writing and health when it states "...besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/07/31/can-writing-help-your-body-fight-off-illness/ I've found a new tool to shave a bit of time off my internet rituals. I've discovered Flock, a web browser based on the Mozilla Firefox browser I currently use -- but am now weaning myself from. Flock has a feature that lets me set up multiple blogs and post ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/06/15/flock-saves-writing-time/ So, I attended the Lori Foster Reader Writer Get Together this past weekend in Ohio. I surprised myself by actually talking to people and enjoying it. Yeah, I like writing because it's a solitary pursuit. However, the time comes occasionally when I really need to get out and talk to ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/06/13/the-anti-social-does-a-get-together/ I must say, reading makes me want to write so bad I can taste the words in my mouth. I get this sensation in my stomach that feels like nerves but has more in common with a heart attack than an upset stomach. My chest feels tight and ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/05/22/reading-is-my-most-powerful-motivation-to-write/ I've been on a self-imposed hiatus from writing for the last several months. I did this for several reasons I'm not going to go into right now. The thing is, I'm losing the battle. I've been wanting to write so badly the last few weeks that I feel like a ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/05/09/hiatus-is-losing-ground/ To keep from littering the blog with reviews while I'm in a heavy reading phase, I'm just going to offer a link to the review I wrote this morning for The Prince's Virgin Bride. Now that ebooks are around, it's amazing how easy it is to get hold of out-of-print ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/04/28/review-link/ Review of My Favorite Marquess, reviewed by Terescia Harvey, also posted at WeWriteRomance.com (because I share the love!) My Favorite Marquess was fun, lively and humorous. Widow Violet Treacher and Sebastian Cavenaugh, the Marquess of St. Just, exchange letters at the book's opening and that correspondence starts in motion Violet's determination ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/04/24/historical-romance-review-my-favorite-marquess/ I just finished reading The Footprints of God by Greg Iles. Although not a romance by category, the book contained romantic elements so I'm going to talk about it here. Dr. David Tennant is a member of the secret government agency working on Project Trinity. He doesn't exactly believe in God, ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/02/14/book-review-the-footprints-of-god-by-greg-iles/ If you've ever found yourself trying to increase your writing productivity, read this: If you don’t have passion and purpose, greater productivity won’t help you If you want to write, but aren't sure what's holding you back, maybe you're on the wrong track. This post spoke to me today (and it's not audio, ... http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2008/01/06/the-purpose-of-passion/