by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 9, 2016 | guest blogger, Uncategorized
I am so excited to welcome a special guest blogger. One of my favorite mystery writers. C. Hope Clark takes her writing career very seriously and what she has to share can be life changing for everyone who takes her advice to heart. Not to mention her mysteries are...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 4, 2016 | Character ideas, Historical tidbits, Uncategorized
I thought I’d spend this blog talking about mail-order brides. Evangeline, my heroine in my upcoming Historical romance is a reluctant one. Mail-order brides throughout history have had one thing in common—the big question. Is this potential future mate anything like...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 2, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized, Writer's tips
Recently I shared two posts about cover design. Front cover and back cover. There are two other design features to consider. One is really obvious, and I’ve mentioned it before in a previous post. The other was new to me. Yet, I see it every time I open...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 28, 2016 | editing tips, Uncategorized
My Guest Blogger today is Andrea Merrell, my awesome editor. Her words of wisdom can help any writer improve their manuscripts. Writing—at least for most people—is not a solitary venture. Most of us are members of critique groups, attend writers’ conferences on a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 26, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized
The cover design is more than the front cover. In my last post, I shared the steps an author needs to take to help the art department create an awesome design and showed you lots of wonderful front book covers. Now let’s look at the second part of the cover design. It...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 21, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized, writer's tip
Creating a cover design is a fascinating process. My publisher provided a questionnaire for me to fill out. It gives the artist clues into my story world. Up until this point I had no idea what I wanted. The questions help get the creative juices flowing. The first...
