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Amalie Berlin: Y is for ... Hardcore Yogurt Addiction
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Apr 27, 2012. Y is for . Hardcore Yogurt Addiction. When Maggie came home from the shelter, her tummy was a mess. She was sick a lot and we asked the vet what to do. He said: GIVE HER YOGURT. Probiotics. Belly health. Blah blah blah. So we gave her yogurt. The first day, she didn't really want to eat it, but after a while, decided it was pretty good. The second day, she ate it all up in one sitting. The third day, she inhaled it like it was some kind of puppy crack. I think this...
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Amalie Berlin: Synopsophobia -- Part II
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Nov 4, 2014. Synopsophobia - Part II. Okay, so this is part of the synopsizing that gets a little trickier because it's not just about laying the foundation for the story. It's actually getting into the bits and pieces that facilitate the events and changes the characters go through in their personal character arcs as well as the romance. First, I'm going to give a recommendation and tip my hat to Cathy Yardley. She wrote a fantastic book called Rock Your Plot. When I'm actually...
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Amalie Berlin: June 2014
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Jun 26, 2014. Goodreads Giveaway and Announcement. Sporatic girl strikes again! Yep, I've been quiet, or at least quiet HERE. Distracted might be a better word - I've probably never actually been quiet in my life! For my August book - formerly known as Circus Medicus. It has a proper title now: Return of Dr. Irresistible. I'll be running a free. Workshop on the Harlequin forums. Digging for Your Muse: Manufacturing Creativity. Return of Dr Irresistible. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Amalie Berlin: Revisions and Tatting
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Jan 25, 2013. Sent my revisions off last night. No idea if they are in the ballpark of good, but I am feeling pretty pleased with the amount of work TrackChanges has allowed me to document. I took screenshots to show how much of it got changed from first submission. You know, so far. The scene of the crime, where the word massacre occurred. Pink Tatted Top Hat Fascinator. Black Top Hat (Pattern). January 25, 2013 at 2:48 PM. That is one serious revision way to be dedicated to it!
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Amalie Berlin: Self-Awareness and Writing Emotion
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Jul 8, 2014. Self-Awareness and Writing Emotion. It's kind of funny to me that I'm a writer who actually gets paid to write now. If you'd asked me five years ago if I'd ever be able to do that, I would probably have said no- even though I wanted to. Ten years ago? I would have definitely said no, nothing anyone would read. I know why this is now. I am an atypical girl. I only carry a handbag so I have somewhere safe to keep my ereader. If anyone wants to explore these generic wo...
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Amalie Berlin: October 2014
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Oct 28, 2014. Psychology of a Writer's Mind. First, let me state that I'm not making any claims about writer instability or anything like that. I'm mostly indulging my own curiosity and looking for input into a question that has been eating me up since the Guardian article ran. One more disclaimer, I am using the phrase 'negative review' to mean anything critical even though that's not really the way I look at them. It's shorthand, though I think we need a better term. Not so mu...
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Amalie Berlin: Tatted Cross Pattern
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Jan 23, 2014. This pattern is built on this filigree doodad. Obviously, the one in the photo below isn't the copper one(It's the gunmetal one. but the one in the picture floating around Pinterest is the copper one. I did this a while back for a lady who'd emailed a request, but never put it on the blog. I also never heard if she successfully made the thing based on this mess of instructions, but . HERE IT IS! January 24, 2014 at 2:23 AM. Beautiful. I will make it today. Spammers...
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Amalie Berlin: November 2014
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Nov 4, 2014. Synopsophobia - Part II. Okay, so this is part of the synopsizing that gets a little trickier because it's not just about laying the foundation for the story. It's actually getting into the bits and pieces that facilitate the events and changes the characters go through in their personal character arcs as well as the romance. First, I'm going to give a recommendation and tip my hat to Cathy Yardley. She wrote a fantastic book called Rock Your Plot. When I'm actually...
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Amalie Berlin: Revisions! And an unrelated photo
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Jul 30, 2013. And an unrelated photo. I have finished revisions to book2, Uncovering Her Secrets. Correction, I have finished a round of revisions for book2. I have no idea if I'm close to the mark or not. I hope, but I do not know. However, to celebrate, I'm going to run around in circles until I get dizzy and pass out. Either that, or I'll just pass out. That's always fun too. Look, a cross! And then I have several pieces to tat for a sale. January 23, 2014 at 8:33 AM. Reposti...
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Amalie Berlin: My Awesome Fru Fru Lamp
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Romance Tropes and Stuff. Mar 27, 2012. My Awesome Fru Fru Lamp. 1 cheap cloth lamp shade. Approx 100 yds wire-edged ribbon. Shred the fabric/material off your lampshade to leave only the wire frame. If your cheap lampshade is only a couple wire circles connected by plastic, you'll need a different lampshade. Something like this. Which has a metal skeleton beneath the fabric. But rather than just wrapping the ribbon the width of my hand, I wrap it to be about 6" long when the loop is flattened.). And Im ...
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