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HOT DATES! IS LOVE BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND?

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The BVS team has spent the last few months working on our social media profiles, so meeting new people is very much a hot topic going around the office at the moment.  I have been reading a script set in the 1960s and it looks at a young lady dating for the first time.  In the way that I do, I drew these two topics together. From growing the profile it has been very exhilarating meeting such an influx of new people.  There was a feeling of, going to a new school for the first time.  There have been a...

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YOUR CHARACTERS. HAVE YOU WRITTEN ABOUT AN AGE GAP?

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I was reading a script concerning an age difference between the hero and heroine.  Just set me thinking about the age gaps generally and whether you have read about age differences in romance stories and how the author handled the subject.  Or indeed if you have written about age gaps between characters.  If so what was your inspiration to write it?   If you were writing it would you bring up the natural things that may come up in real life?  One character may be ready for children, and the other is still wanting to go off and travel and not...

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WHAT ARE THE BEST AND WORST THINGS ABOUT BEING A WRITER?

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We launched a new book this week, so I am very in tune with some of the best bits of writing.  I remember the buzz you get from getting a story out into the world.  There is the elation of finishing a story, also finishing the edits too.  There is the joy of a new idea.  So come on, what are your highlights of writing?  Why do we do it?  Do you get addicted to the writing process? And the flip side of the coin?  Are there bits you really dislike about writing?  Maybe the edits?  Going over the story...

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IT HAS BEEN A GREAT WEEK FOR US, A NEW BOOK OUT THIS WEEK!

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Her lover’s Face is out today!  We are very proud to announce that Patricia Elliott’s book Her Lover’s Face is on sale now! Here is the Prologue and Chapter One, a little flavor of this lovely story. Prologue Freedom. The word played in her head like sweet music on the radio. She stared down at his coffin as the pallbearers lowered it into the waiting grave.  It landed on the ground with a dull thud. She cringed, unable to take her eyes off the wooden casket. Expecting at any moment for her husband to shove back the lid and pull her into...

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AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR HAVE YOU BEEN TO A WRITER’S WORKSHOP?

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It might seem an odd question, but it is a serious thought.  Do we ever stop growing as writers?  Do we ever get to the point, where we know enough and stop growing? I can only answer for myself.  My first story was published in 2005.  It was not the easiest of stories to write for a number of reasons.  I am dyslexic, which makes writing a challenge.  My natural writing style is more erotic than erotic-romance.  I had been writing for a number of years but had not managed to get anything published.  It was clear to me that...

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BLOGGING AND BOOK REVIEWS.

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I would like to start by saying, how grateful I am to the new bloggers and reviewers we have working with Black Velvet Seductions.  If you would like to join bloggers and reviewers please click here.  We supply the promotional material for our books and e-books for the reviewers. Quite a few both blog and review, please e-mail me at Ric@blackvelvetseductions.com for any additional information. I enjoy writing the blog; the feedback is great and the stories I am told by readers and writers often inspire future blogs.  I would write reviews for all our books, but I am rather attached to our stories. ...

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NEW OUT! NAVAL MANEUVERS BY DEE. S. KNIGHT

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Our latest book Naval Maneuvers by Dee S. Knight is available now for pre-order, at a discounted price of  $2.99, until the release date 9th March. Naval Maneuvers comprises three stories, lovingly linked together.  I loved this story from the moment I first read the script.  There is something in there for everyone; there are tender moments and some very raunchy scenes.  I just know you are going to love it.  I hope to be having a chat with the author, on the blog in the next few days.  In the meantime let me tell you a bit about the book and the individual...

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CREATIVE WRITING, WHILE DOING ANOTHER JOB.

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A thing that we don’t like to talk about, is the duality of our writing.  Some of us make enough from our writing, but most writers still maintain a day job or have another way of keeping the wolf from the door.  Maybe you are a homemaker, with a partner’s income?  I am by no means denigrating the role of a homemaker; it is a vital role within a family.  How else to keep writing and live a reasonable lifestyle?  A rich relative?  Sugar Daddy?  I was wondering about the kinds of interesting jobs you do when you are not...

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WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL VALENTINE’S DAY BE LIKE?

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In an ideal world, what would your most romantic day be like?  Is it roses? Chocolates?  A candlelight restaurant, a meal for two?  A quiet night in?  What are you expecting? And will your partner live up to that? I am a bit of a hopeless romantic.  Maybe that is why I own a romance publishing house.  I have bought food and will cook a romantic meal for two.  The roses are on order and will arrive all is set for a quiet romantic day. Have you ever used Valentine’s day in, or as the basis for a story?  Or...

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OUR MINDS CAN TAKE OUR STORIES ANYWHERE!

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It is our imagination that makes us fiction writers.  For romance writers, a large number of our stories come from our fantasies.  The whole, what-if scenario.  I wrote a little while ago about dressing up in costume fantasies, and that did hit a nerve, I got a lot of replies on that subject. What I had in mind is maybe a bit more mainstream. A lot of people have holiday fantasies, the warmth and lack of clothes seem to make it the perfect catalyst for fantasies such as, being taken off to a beautiful resort and making love on the...

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