Monthly Archives: March 2011

THIS is why I read romance

Posted on March 23, 2011 by anna cowan

I love Jennifer Crusie. She is so many of those words that don’t mean much one after the other, like wise, funny, insightful, sympathetic, sexy and incredibly human. Or rather, her writing is. I don’t know the woman personally. I … Continue reading →

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I cracked the Moment of Capitulation!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by anna cowan

yesterday I had an epiphany about the moment of capitulation – to my mind the hardest part of a romance to write well. It is the moment when the hero/heroine give in to being together, which means it’s also the … Continue reading →

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I praise the dialogue

Posted on March 18, 2011 by anna cowan

I’m still going on about Doctor Who, if you’ll forgive me. This could continue for some time… So. The new Matt Smith Doctor has just crash-landed in the garden of Amelia Pond (7, Scottish) then insisted that she feed him … Continue reading →

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“I don’t want to go”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by anna cowan

The Doctor is such a great character – he has enough internal angst to keep a show going, and beloved, over 31 seasons. Pretty epic personal angst. (For those of you who haven’t spent the last week sick in bed … Continue reading →

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excitement!!!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by anna cowan

I have only just caught up with the fact that Spielberg is making a motion-capture Tintin movie. That alone I could probably take or leave, but add these facts to it: The screenplay is by Steven Moffat (Matt Smith-era Doctor … Continue reading →

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