New Release!
She’s a successful restauranteur, but he’s hungry for more than what she’s cookin’
He’s looking for a mate with enough moxie to leave Earth…
Betrayed by her people, does she dare trust a dragon?
A sex scene thesaurus and writing guide
Revenge is best served sweet with a hot, horned alien…
Falsely convicted, she’s sentenced to life as an alien’s mail order bride
Tag Archives: writing erotic romance
A funny story about the redo of Naughty Words for Nice Writers, romance thesaurus
In revising and updating Naughty Words for Nice Writers, A Romance Novel Thesaurus I added a dozen new chapters and 800 more synonyms, so of course the book had to be reformatted for publication. Each “chapter” is labeled by subject. In … Continue reading
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Tagged A Romance Novel Thesaurus, Cara Bristol, emotion thesaurus, fiction writing, how to write romance, Naughty Words for Nice Writers, sex scene synonyms, sex scene thesaurus, sexual slang, words for penis, words for sexual intercourse, words for vagina, writing erotic romance
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An updated Naughty Words for Nice Writers thesaurus available now
800 MORE synonyms than the first edition A dozen new categories/sections Amazon Buy Link Two years ago, I published the first edition of Naughty Words for Nice Writers. The sex scene thesaurus developed out of my need for functional, usable synonyms. … Continue reading
One author’s calendar…(desperately) trying to keep track
As an author, I work from home and don’t have many meetings to keep track of, but I do have a lot of assignments and virtual events to schedule. Most of them have at least two dates associated with them … Continue reading
Posted in Life 101, Romance writing
Tagged An author's life, book promotion, Cara Bristol, writing erotic romance
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My thoughts about the writing process on IndieSciFi&Fantasy @IndieSFFBooks
How do I write? Where do I write? When did I start? What did I learn from writing sci-fi romance? Indie Sci-fi & Fantasy interviewed me about that and more. Interview here
Where/how do you get your story ideas?
People often ask authors, where do you get your ideas? Occasionally, I’ll hear a news report or somebody will say something that will trigger an idea. But usually an idea, a “what if” will materialize out of the ether while … Continue reading
#8Sunday: From the Goddess’s Curse…he fools himself
Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors in which authors present an eight-sentence excerpt from a work. Mine is from The Goddess’s Curse, my new fantasy/sci-fi release. In this scene, hero Garat has kidnapped heroine Reena. She has been injured (not by … Continue reading
What’s your favorite romance hero archetype?
From my observation, romance heroes fall into categories (archetypes, stereotypes) that are defined by what women find attractive in a male. Heroes can straddle more than one category. Occupation (job) becomes a subset of each of these categories. Here are … Continue reading
Heading east: a “pantser’s” process
A plotter plans out a novel before he or she begins to write, while pantser writes by the seat of one’s pants and makes it up as he/she goes along. Author Natasha Knight has called me a “plantser” –a cross … Continue reading
Writing the book blurb…an analysis…
Writing a book blurb can be a challenge. It’s hard to condense hundreds of pages into two or three paragraphs. A blurb is not a short synopsis. A synopsis is a chronological telling of the plot. A blurb is long … Continue reading
Why some ebooks sell and others don’t—lessons from #RT14
Why do some books skyrocket while others languish? What does an author have to do to get his/her ebook to sell? Courtney Milan, a historical romance author who has a background in math and science, presented an excellent overview on … Continue reading
