Melissa Verity | Paranormal Romance Author

Quote for March 30, 2010

Melissa Verity — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:48:57 +0000

“Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.” Mary Parrish

Restart

Melissa Verity — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:13:57 +0000

Anyone who has checked the site over the last few days will notice that I haven’t been keeping up with the Quotes of the Day. My apologies!
Over the last week I have been trying to iron out the ending for my first novel. After a lot of consideration – and the opinions of my friends and family – I (gulp) trashed the last few pages.
Right now I am working on further development of the antagonistic elements. At the same time, one of my supporting characters hasn’t been fleshed out enough.
So, in the hopes of figuring all of this out, I decided to step back and write the supporting character’s story in novella/anthology entry format. I’m 13,000 words in as of today.
So far this has been incredibly rewarding, and I have a ton of ideas about where to go with the novel length story line.
More to come, soon I hope.

Quote for March 29, 2010

Melissa Verity — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:03:20 +0000

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” Mark Twain
Sorry for the gap in quotes over the last few days. I’ll post on that today.

Quote for March 23, 2010

Melissa Verity — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:21:13 +0000

“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.” – Joan Didion

Quote for March 20, 2010

Melissa Verity — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:38:57 +0000

“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.” – Oscar Wild

Spreadsheet for Success

Melissa Verity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:06:18 +0000

Last week I read a very inspiring – and intimidating – interview with Kresley Cole on Dear Author, regarding the sale of her first manuscript.

After reading the opinions of dozens of published authors, publishers, and agents, I have decided to attempt a similar, though perhaps more manageable, approach. I think I’ll test the waters with ten active inquiries at a time.

Today I’m working on my Spreadsheet for Success, as I’ve oh-so-cleverly dubbed it, composed of the contests I’m entering over the next two months, the agents I’d love to work with, and the houses I dream of being published under. Take a look at the screen shots for my basic outline.

Wish me luck. I’ll definitely need it.

Quote for March 19, 2010

Melissa Verity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:42:01 +0000

“True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

RCRW Duel on the Delta

Melissa Verity — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:25 +0000

Duel on the Delta from the River City Romance Writers.

Dates: E-submit by March 28, 2010 at midnight.

Fee: $25

The first 15 pages of the manuscript will be evaluated. This one is for unpublished authors only.

Visit the RCRW for more details.

Quote for March 18, 2010

Melissa Verity — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:47:28 +0000

“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” – Gloria Steinem

Quote for March 17, 2010

Melissa Verity — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:15:47 +0000

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway