Do you swoon over a good love story?
The Inkslinger (Shannon’s blog) shares love stories of real people just like you and fictional love stories of romantic characters. Send me your stories.
INKSLINGER BLOG GUIDELINES:
Inspirational books only. All books must have a romantic thread. It goes without saying, this is a Christian blog: No off-color, cursing, or crude content. If you write edgy and want me to post an excerpt, please remember that I write for Heartsong and don’t want to offend any conservative readers. Send me something nice and tame.
1. Must be clean or I’ll hit delete.
2. If God is part of the real life love story, please include that angle.
3. 800 words or less for each post.
4. Book excerpts: Inspirational fiction only – must be H/H meeting or romantic scene. Contracted or published books only.
5. If you include Bible verses in your post, please use the King James Bible.
BLOG POST OPTIONS:
1. The story of how you and your spouse met.
2. The story of your first date with your spouse.
3. The story of your first kiss with your spouse.
4. The story of the most romantic thing your spouse ever did for you.
5. A funny story on the way to romance.
6. The proposal story.
7. The wedding story.
8. Option 1-5 featuring a family member or friend (with their permission). You don’t have to be a writer to share your story.
9. For single authors, one question: How do your hero and heroine meet? May include excerpt of their meeting.
10. For single, prepubbed writers or nonwriters: Interview for singles.
11. For married authors, two questions: How did you meet your spouse? How do your hero and heroine meet? May include book excerpt. Married authors, please include couple or wedding picture if you like.
12. 10 question interview - all about your hero and heroine for single authors. Or 5 questions and include a romantic excerpt.
13. 10 question interview – for married authors: half about you and spouse, half about your hero and heroine. Can include excerpt.
(If you choose any of the interview questions, e-mail me and I’ll send the interview)
14. Romantic location article. Somewhere perfect for a wedding or honeymoon or the setting for your book.
15. Recipe for Romance. Share a recipe your hero or heroine cooks and/or eats in your book. Or a recipe you and your spouse enjoy on special occasions. Include picture of dish if possible.
Mix up the options however you choose for one, two, or three posts.
FEATURE OPTIONS:
1. One week feature. One blogger per week. I’ll need 3 out of the 13 options.
2. Two day feature. Choose 2 out of the 13 options. I’ll feature two different bloggers in a week.
3. One day feature. Choose 1 out of the 13 options. I’ll feature two or three different bloggers in a week.
If you share a real life romance, be sure to tell us how long you or your featured couple have been married and include a couple or wedding picture if you like. You don’t have to be a writer to share your story.
Writers and aspiring writers: please include your bio, an author pic and/or couple pic, book cover, links and let me know if you want to participate in a book giveaway.
I’ll post stories, interviews, excerpts, articles, and recipes on a first come, first serve basis and remind you the month before your story will be featured. Please send Word documents. I can’t open doc x attachments.
To convert a Microsoft Word 2007 document into a Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 document:
1. Click “Save As”
2. Click “Word 97 – 2003″
3. Type in File Name
4. Hit “Save”
I’ll have contests. If I like your real life story, I may ask permission to use a fictionalized version for one of my books. I have weekly inspirational book giveaways. If the featured blogger doesn’t have a book to give away, I’ll give away one of mine. Readers love when the author takes time to join in on the comments.
I rerun my favorite posts and the three most read posts, plus a top ten list, according to reader stats, at the beginning of each new quarter. The more you Facebook and Twitter and drive readers to my blog, the better chance you have of getting on the list and gaining more exposure.
Here’s your chance to immortalize your favorite romance: Yours, Grandma and Grandpa’s, or your fictional characters. Come join the fun. Come on, send me your story.