Prejudices of Yesteryear and a #Giveaway

I'm over at Embracing Romance today talking about the difficulties of writing a romantic heroine who has the prejudices of the era in which she lives, but also appeals to modern readers.


There's a giveaway, just because. Hop on over and comment for a chance to win.  http://wp.me/p5fbTi-3mJ

Barbara

This pic has nothing to do with the blog at Embracing Romance. It's what happens when you spray trees with water just before a very hard freeze. Which may seem kooky, but we hardly ever get any snow or ice here in Atlanta, so this kept the illusion of winter for a couple of extra days.

Killer Characters -- No Shrinking Violet

When I was invited to blog at Killer Characters as one of my characters, I had a hard time deciding which to choose. I decided on Violet Dupree, the vampire owner of Blood and Velvet, because I thought I'd never, ever write a book about her. She simply wasn't heroine material.

My daughter said, "You may change your mind when you get into her head," and she was right. Violet just may have a book in her after all.

http://tinyurl.com/noshrinkingviolet

Do your characters ever surprise you like that? If so, stop by and tell me about it. :)