Marie Belrose
Mild-mannered lit prof by day, steamy romance write by night
Marie’s Blog
Welcome to my blog! Here you will find musings about life, love, and the universe. You can learn more about my experiences, inspirations, and what I’ve learned along the journey called life.
Finding Your Voice
My father is an artist. My mother is a singer. But just for fun. They ran a family business all their married life and retired a few years ago. Now they can pursue their hobbies more fully, instead of trying to carve out a little time for their creative expressions....
Family First
I had an idyllic childhood growing up in the Muskoka-Georgian Bay area of Ontario, Canada. Cottage country, it's called, and has been for more than a century. It's a strange combination of elite consumer society and natural surroundings--million-dollar second...
The 2 Building Blocks of Writing a Sex Scene
The 2 Building Blocks of Writing a Sex Scene Part 1 of How To Write a Steamy Love/Sex Scene 3. INTRODUCTION Do you struggle to make your love scenes believable? To make them more than a clinical description of moving body parts? Or maybe you have figured out...
How to write a romance novella – Plotter Edition
I am a compulsive researcher and planner. I want to read everything on a subject before I give it a try. This has its downsides - do I really need to compare 16 dishwasher before I buy one? - but it can also be a positive thing....
How to write a romance novella – Pantser Edition
More indie writers are writing shorter books. Today's readers are pressed for time, Kindle Unlimited is - well -Unlimited Reading, and we want to get to the good stuff without a lot of filler. Series are big sellers, too, since they are a good way to find and keep...