http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog Adventure into Romance Mon, 12 May 2008 07:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I enjoy some of the Maori myths and legends. This one, telling of Maui and the birth of New Zealand, is one of my favorites. As with all legends, there are a few variations. Maui was a demi-god who possessed magical powers. Not all his family knew of his magical powers, ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/12/fishing-up-new-zealand/ Today is the grand opening of The Danger Zone - a group of authors who all have adventure in common. It's an honor to be part of this group, and I hope you'll check out what we have on offer. Adventure. Peril. Intrigue. Just one click away... I've updated my website ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/11/welcome-to-the-danger-zone/ This coming week I'm a guest blogger over at the CataNetwork Come and visit me on 15 May. The wonderful Wylie Kinson has a new release this week, and she's visiting here on 16 May. BTW - check out her lovely cover. Very nice! Sensual - part of the Catanetwork has ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/10/guest-spots-and-new-look-sensual/ I have a new interview up at Sensual. You can read it here. And in writing news I'm delighted to announce I've sold a book to Samhain Publishing. Tea For Two is a hot contemporary set in London and is the story of a Hayley, a woman who reads tea leaves ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/09/interview-and-sale/ My special guest today is debut Ellora's Cave author Marilu Mann. According to her bio Marilu Mann brings the steaminess of the Louisiana bayous to her books and she doesn't stop there. Marilu's willing to travel to the frozen tundra of Wisconsin to heat up those northern nights and melt ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/08/le-feu-follet/ Thirteen Plus Classic Romance Plots The secret of writing a great romance is to take a classic plot and twist it to make the story unique. Here is a list of the classic plot types used in romances: 1. Secret Baby - a pregnancy results from a romance and the father doesn’t ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/08/classic-romance-plots/ I visited the Purple Hearts blog a few days ago, and Nancy Haddock was their special guest. Nancy's post was about the road she's traveled to become published. BTW - Nancy's new release La Vida Vampire looks like a fun read. The last part of her post made me think about ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/07/from-the-heart/ I've been hiding in my writing cave during the last couple of days, trying to finish the polishing on my current Middlemarch story. If I work late tonight I think I'll get it off to my editor, which is great news because I can get back to writing, the part ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/06/auction-cave-and-writing/ Appearing on the cyber circuit this week is author Lyn Cash with her recent release Mistress Mine. Lyn is the multi-published author of over fifty short stories and confessions, a couple of non-fiction books, and over a dozen novellas and novels. Her mainstream fiction is written under Bobbie Cole, her ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/05/pi-cyber-circuit-lyn-cash/ So many searches have hit my blog after I posted photos of our potager garden, I decided to ask my husband to write a how-to with photos to show how he prepares the potager garden for planting. I hope you find it helpful. If you have any questions please post ... http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/2008/05/03/potager-garden/