Tag Archives: romance

Romance Weekly Blog Hop – The TBR Pile

Posted on January 13, 2015 by RaineBalkera

Thank you for hopping over from Jo Richardson’s blog post.  You can find Jo’s latest novel, Cursed Be the Wicked, available for download on Amazon. This week, Elizabeth Janette wants to know what’s on our TBR list. Elizabeth’s novel, Redemption for Liars, is also … Continue reading →

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Romance Writer’s Weekly Blog Hop

Posted on November 18, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Thank you for hopping over from Victoria Barbour’s blog. This week the question asked is Tell us your favorite seasonal dish! I’m not a huge fan of holidays but don’t want to dump here and depress the hell out of … Continue reading →

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Reading Fun Quick Five

Posted on November 12, 2014 by RaineBalkera

This week’s Reading Fun Quick Five, courtesy of Rakes and Rascals and Books and Reading Wednesday — Some Questions by Mishka Jenkins. Clicking on the titles will lead you to the Amazon accounts. 1. Which novel are you currently reading … Continue reading →

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Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop

Posted on September 9, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Thank you for hopping over from Elizabeth Janette‘s blog (or Mikki Cobber — bit of a mix-up, sorry!). Either way, I’m glad you found me 😀 This week’s Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop questions come from Beth Carter. Thank’s, Beth! What’s your … Continue reading →

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Conveying Personality with Personality

Posted on August 16, 2014 by RaineBalkera

I’m playing around with the emotional scenes in my re-write; concentrating more on word choice and word play, and what it is I’m actually writing, or conveying, really, in my work. So, I’m taking a long, hard look at the way in … Continue reading →

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Romance Weekly June 17 #LoveWriteChat

Posted on June 17, 2014 by RaineBalkera

This week’s questions are from Jami Denise If you stopped by after visiting Rhenna Morgan please continue the hop. When writing your novel, do you know how it’s going to end before you write, or do you write from start to finish? … Continue reading →

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Strong Female Lead

Posted on June 8, 2014 by RaineBalkera

(This is long, and I don’t care.) Today is Sunday, which means philisophical or otherwise conversation with my baby girl, Midge. She’ll be 23 in another month, but she’ll always be my baby. Anyway, she’s extremely artistic and loves to … Continue reading →

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First-World Abolitionist

Posted on June 5, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Even without the aid of Corti-Slim, I am determined to stay here – grounded and with a rightful purpose. To work on improving my writing skills in order to make a living as a recognized author. Writing about this particular … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on June 4, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Alright, so I goofed up. I blogged in the wrong frame of mind, and now I feel dumb. All it takes to get over myself, though, is people. People tend to make me see the true ass I am even … Continue reading →

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Covering the Cover

Posted on May 31, 2014 by RaineBalkera

This topic is near and dear to my heart, and yet not something I like thinking about because of the exclusionary aspects involved. People with money are free to do whatever they damn well please whenever they want and however … Continue reading →

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