Follow Community Blog Topics about Nancy Cohen ― Join the largest Bloggers Community to follow latest blog posts about Nancy Cohen and discover the Best Bloggers or Top Blogs from around the world, and build your audience now!

Nancy Cohen

Golden Palm Writing Contest

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Enter the 2013 Golden Palm Contest for Unpublished Romance Writers! The summer is heating up, and so is the Golden Palm Contest sponsored by Florida Romance Writers. If you’re an unpublished romance writer looking to change that status, you...

Tags: Contest, The Writing Life, Writing Craft, Florida Romance Writers, Golden Palm, Nancy Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 1 week 2 days ago

Mystery News Update

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― I am excited to announce that Hanging By A Hair, my 11th Bad Hair Day Mystery, has a tentative release date of April 2014 from Five Star. Marla’s joyous move to a new house with her husband, Detective Dalton Vail, is marred by their next ...

Tags: Business Of Writing, The Writing Life, Author, Bad Hair Day Mysteries, Mystery, Nancy Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

Crime Victim

Crime Victim

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Although I write mysteries, my only connection to the real world of crime has been through seminars with specialists in the field. Now I can finally claim a true crime experience of my own. Our Orlando condo had a break-in and all jewelry plus...

Tags: That's Life, Break-in, Burglary, Crime, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

Writing the Smart Synopsis

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Do you hate writing a synopsis? If so, get used to it, because this tool is essential to your career as a writer. Not only is a synopsis necessary for a book proposal, but the sales force at your publishing house will use it to design your cover ...

Tags: Business Of Writing, Fiction Writing, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen, Synopsis

Nancy J Cohen ― 3 weeks 3 days ago

Dealing With Bad Reviews

Dealing With Bad Reviews

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Dealing With Bad Reviews by Colby Marshall When we send our own pieces of writing into the world, be they in book form or blog or a poem written on a sheet of notebook paper, we always believe they’re worth something. In fact, we don’t...

Tags: Book Reviews, Business Of Writing, Book Reviews, Chain Of Command, Colby Marshall, Nancy Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 4 weeks 2 days ago

Guest Blogs

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― I’m guest blogging at two sites today and would appreciate your stopping by and leaving a comment: May 17 Guest Blog: Legend of Sigurd, Paranormal Romance Fans for Life May 17 Guest Blog: Meet the Drift Lords, Preternatura Also, if...

Tags: Book Reviews, Business Of Writing, Blog Tours, Guest Blogging, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 4 weeks 5 days ago

Nancy J. Cohen’s Blog Tour

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Today begins my online blog tour to celebrate the release of Warrior Rogue. Leave a comment to be entered into my grand prize drawing for a $25 Amazon or BN gift card. Two runners up will each win a signed print copy of Wicked Women Whodunit. And ...

Tags: Author Interviews, Business Of Writing, Author Interviews, Blog Tour, Blogging, Nancy Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 7 weeks 1 day ago

Chicken and Bean Stew

Chicken and Bean Stew

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Chicken and Bean Stew 2 pounds chicken thighs or 5-6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 3 Tbsp. oil 1 medium onion, cut into chunks 3 peeled carrots, cut into chunks 1 tsp. chopped garlic 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes 1...

Tags: Food, Beans, Chicken, Food, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 8 weeks 2 days ago

Goodreads Giveaway

Goodreads Giveaway

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― Enter to win a signed print copy of Warrior Rogue (The Drift Lords Series #2). Contest runs April 17 – May 2. “There is never a dull moment in this action-packed sci-fi fantasy. With a liberal dose of steamy romance thrown in, this ...

Tags: Contest, Book Giveaways, Contest, Goodreads, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 9 weeks ago

Creating Vibrant Characters

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― This past weekend, guest speaker Joanna Campbell Slan told us how to create vibrant characters. First she mentioned four personality styles. Dialogue should reflect if the person is a tell versus an ask kind of guy. This sounds like me and my...

Tags: Writing Craft, Characterization, Characters, Joanna Campbell Slan, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 9 weeks 1 day ago

Time Management for Writers

Time Management for Writers

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― How do you balance writing with online promotion? Marketing efforts take hours on the Internet. How can you keep up with tweets, Facebook posts, Pinterest, and more? I am always asked this question whenever I give talks. It’s not easy to ...

Tags: Business Of Writing, The Writing Life, Marketing, Nancy Cohen, Nancy J Cohen, Self-promotion

Nancy J Cohen ― 9 weeks 6 days ago

Keeping Characters Apart

Keeping Characters Apart

Nancy's Notes From Florida ― By Beate Boeker Nancy asked me to share some writing tips with you, and I thought I would focus on one aspect that every writer encounters – how to keep people apart. In a mystery, you start with a few key people: The heroine or hero, the...

Tags: Writing Craft, Beate Boeker, Character Development, Characters, Creative Writing, Nancy Cohen

Nancy J Cohen ― 11 weeks ago

Popular

Spicy Chicken Cobb Salad

by Roxy Sirghi ∙ 1 day ago
Spicy Chicken Cobb Salad

So last week I was craving a salad and I remembered what an amazing salad I had once at ...

White Swans Revelations by Annamaria Bazzi

by Beck Valley Books ∙ 2 days ago
White Swans Revelations by Annamaria Bazzi

After attempting to accept her fate in the strange fishbowl world, Kendíka decides ...

Marketing to Women: Shopability and Mobile Research

by Jdunham ∙ 1 day ago
Marketing to Women: Shopability and Mobile Research

I just like to say “Shopability”! But retailers today need to be able to say ...