What’s missing from this cover? Your Name! Introducing a new contest from White Rose Publishing. “HEARTS CROSSING” They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, we’re giving you...
Short Story Contest: Hearts Crossing
You've Lost that Loving Feeling...
Or, your writing would be tighter and more active if you would lose those "feelings." Today, we're going to talk about the word, "felt." I've seen many authors try to make their writing more active (as opposed to passive) by getting rid of "was" and replacing it with "felt." However, we have to understand...
Upcoming Event: Meet White Rose Authors
Meet White Rose Publishing authors, Pamela S. Thibodeaux, Kara Lynn Russell and Nicola Beaumont as they get together for a chat hosted by Romance Junkies. Meet the authors, ask questions, and possibly win free copies of some of their latest releases. The event takes place Sunday, May 17, 2009. 9pm...
Exclusive Free Reads
Come this fall, we're going to launch our debut serial novella, Once Upon a Collar, which will be an exclusive read that only members of the White Rose Publishing readers' loop will receive. In addition,...
What's Your Favourite Genre
Just after we launched White Rose Publishing, we put up a poll to get reader input on what their favourite sub-genre of Christian romance was. Here are the results:22.5% prefer Contemporary36% prefer Historical (which we broke out into even smaller subsets [see below])17.1% prefer Romantic Suspense8.1%...
Elements of a Good Synopsis
I know for a lot of us, writing a synopsis is more daunting than actually writing the story. Today, we’re going to go over some elements that need to be included in a synopsis, and then I’m going to give you a short formula to remember in order ensure all those elements are included.ELEMENTS OF A GOOD...
New Releases! Lethal Lasagna & Shilo
This week, we have two releases...A novel by seasoned, award-winning author, Rhonda Gibson, entitled Lethal Lasagna, and a great quick-read by Kathie Harrington that touches on autism. When Claire Parker’s...
The necessity of good grammar
I was recently discussing grammar rules with a friend, and noting how so many colloquialisms and/or "variants" in spelling and punctuation continue to creep into our writing, when I came across this article posted on the BBC website. You will see where readers were challenged to write a thank you letter...
The Truth About Editors
Hello, everyone! I’m Elizabeth West, one of the editors at White Rose Publishing. Editors seem like a mystical group to a lot of people, especially authors, but in all honesty we’re just people who love books. Yes, we review submissions, accept and reject manuscripts, and bleed red ink all over an author’s...
Congrats! Winners of a Free WRP Rosette
TWRPs Birthday Bash was a huge success--and a whole lot of fun! As a new break-out company from TWRP, it was a doubly momentus occasion. The winner of our White Rose hour was Hywela Lyn (Congrats, Hywela), but White Rose also gave away a few other prizes, as well.The following each get a free rosette...
Chance's Return
This week's release is a novella by Lucy Naylor Kubash. This is Lucy's first White Rose release, and we're pleased to be able to feature a debut author two weeks in a row. When prodigal son, Chance...
Thank God for Small Mercies
So, I hurt my back on Monday and am still bedridden. The chiropractor has done wonders, and, although, I still can't sit properly, I am much better and continue to recover. (Thanks so much to those of you who emailed to let me know you are praying. I know those prayers are doing me a world of good and...
