May 17 – The Art of Novella Writing with Caroline Linden

We all love novels, rich with complex characters and plot twists. But novels take a long time to write, and–let’s face it–not all the stories in our heads are 400 pages long. With the advent of digital publishing and the ease of self-publishing, there has never been a better time to write novellas and short stories. Even better, they can be fun to write!

Caroline Linden was born a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer code before discovering that writing fiction was far more fun. Eleven years, fifteen books, three Red Sox championships, and one dog later, she has never been happier with her decision. Her books have won the NEC-RWA Reader’s Choice Beanpot Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, NJRW’s Golden Leaf award, and RWA’s RITA Award.

Congratulations to our New England Readers’ Choice Winners and Finalists

Erotic Romance – Kate Baum for Funny Girl

2nd Place – Mia Gabriel for Lord Savage

3rd Place – Anna Jeffrey for The Cattleman and Teresa Noelle Robers for Out of Control

 

Futuristic, Fantasy Paranormal or Time Travel – Lauren Smith for Shadows of Stormclyffe Hall

2nd Place – Lisa Belcastro for Shenandoah Dreams

3rd Place – Stephanie Feagan for Crazy for You

 

Best First Book – Patience Griffin for To Scotland with Live

2nd Place – Janie Crouch for Primal Instinct

3rd Place – Maria Imbalzano for Unchained Memories

 

Romantic Suspense – Toni Anderson for A Cold Dark Place

2nd Place – Tiffany Snow for In His Shadow

3rd Place – Dana Marton for Forced Disappearance

 

Short Contemporary – Emily Harper for My Sort-of, Kind-of Hero

2nd Place – Jean Joachim for To Love or Not to Love and Amanda Renee for Blame it on the Rodeo

3rd Place – Leigh Duncan for Second Chance Family

 

Long Contemporary – Kim Sanders for The Ex Lottery

2nd Place – Nancy Herkness for The Place I Belong and Terri Osburn for More to Give

3rd Place – Patience Griffin for To Scotland with Love and Sophie Moss for The Wind Chime Cafe

 

Historical – Darlene Marshall for The Pirate’s Secret Baby

2nd Place – Isabella Bradford for A Wicked Pursuit and Megan Frampton for The Duke’s Guide to Correct Behavior

3rd Place – Lauren Smith for Wicked Designs