By LMReviews on Jan 17, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
There is no one way to incorporate multicultural characters into your stories. Writers can introduce multicultural characters where they live whether that is in America or their ethnic place of origin. Some of the most interesting multicultural stories focus on immigrants and their journey to a new land. For example, in the blog post Details [...]
By LMReviews on Dec 19, 2008 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | 1 Comment
Often in developing the details that make stories real, we take from what is around us. While I live in Arizona most of my stories and novels take place elsewhere. As a result, I often research for general everyday objects or watch television shows set in locations I write about in order to get a [...]
By LMReviews on Dec 7, 2008 in Multicultural Media, Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | Comments Off
On day two of my book signing, I learned a lot about people watching and reading people. As a writer, I currently watch people’s mannerisms and characteristics in order to create more believable characters, however, I had yet to progressed to the point where I could apply those same techniques to sell books. It was [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 28, 2008 in Multicultural Writing | Comments Off
Like I mentioned earlier, I did my first book signing at a local RWA chapter meeting. I sold seven books, which was a good night for an audience that generally shows little interest in multicultural romance. There are two other authors that have written multicultural, one writes Hawaiian romance and the other author wrote a [...]
By LMReviews on Nov 26, 2008 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing | 1 Comment
I participated in my first book signing last night. It was at an RWA chapter meeting. It was a great opportunity to get the feel of book signing before I sign my books at the Tempe Arts Festival next weekend. I wasn’t expecting a stampede at the book signing table because I write multicultural romance and [...]