Category Archives: Contemporary Romance
Mailing list/Drawing for Signed Paperback
Email/Mailing List (Trouble with Men Series) If you would like to be notified about updates and when books from my new series, Trouble with Men, are available in eBook and print, join my mailing list*. You will automatically be included in a drawing for a signed copy of The Trouble with Snowmen whenever the paperback is available. …
Spring For Love: blog hop and giveaway – Featuring Author Dale Ibitz
Hi friends, Welcome to the first day of the weekend long Spring for Love blog hop and giveaway! My guest today is author Dale Ibitz. Dale was born in Oxford, Connecticut, grew up in the state of Washington, and then re-located back to Connecticut as an adult where she studied English at Central Connecticut State University. …
Book Series!
I just signed a contract with Soul Mate Publishing for a second book. I’m very excited to announce my series: The Trouble with Men. Book 1: The Trouble with Snowmen (August 2015) Book 2: The Trouble with Scarecrows (TBA) I am also in the brainstorming (prewriting) stage of a third book. Love and Laughter, Dorlana
FREE EBOOK: Paranormal Egyptian Romantic Mystery
Hi Friends, I would like to invite you to download Passage to Queen Mesentia. It will be FREE today through January 27, 2014. Passage to Queen Mesentia has romance, mystery, comedy, and adventure. The story starts out in Texas where a cowboy, a princess, and an immortal travel to Egypt for a old-fashioned treasure hunt. It is also …
Free Supernatural Romantic Comedy
Hi Friends, I wanted to let you know that Jaclyn’s Ghost eBook will be free Dec 23-25. Merry Christmas! Ghosts, Mystery, and Fashion. Jaclyn’s Ghost by Dorlana Vann Supernatural Mystery, Romantic Comedy Amazon U.S. (Kindle) Amazon.co.uk (Kindle) Amazon.de (Kindle) You can check out reviews on GoodReads Can this diva solve her own murder, or will she …
Second Draft: relax and write
After printing, reading, and making notes, I’m officially on my second draft of my contemporary romance. I’m not going to worry so much with grammar and line-edits yet – that’s next draft – but below are some of the things I found I need to fix. Characterization – This is the biggy. I have backgrounds to …
Book 1 vs. Book 2: The Tortoise and the Hare
When my idea for my contemporary romance punched me in the face, I was actually in the middle of working on another rough draft. I figured I could work on both books, and did for a while, until the romance demanded all of my attention. Since this book wasn’t planned, like NaNoWriMo books usually are: …
Dorlana Vann - Author 