http://www.ninabruhns.com Dangerous Passions Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:53:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love a good challenge. It keeps me on my toes, and makes life interesting. True, some real-life challenges I could definitely do without. But as a writer, I believe in pushing myself and expanding the horizons of my craft, in order to give my readers better stories. So, every ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/whats-your-theme/ Anyone ever tell you that romance novels are unrealistic? I get that a lot. Sometimes, when a female acquaintance finds out I write romance she’ll say, “Oh, sorry, I don’t read those.” When I ask why not, she’ll say, “Well, romance novels are so unrealistic.” Hmmm. What exactly does that mean? ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/romance-and-realism/ I’m so excited! I got to start a new book today! What a fun, scary process that is. To open up a brand new, blank page, and type in a killer title, and then just let your imagination run wild, inventing all sorts of interesting characters and sizzling situations and— ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/what-plays-in-vegas/ Are you a dangerous reader? If so, I'd like to invite everyone to join me over at a new reader loop called Danger! Women Writing. We are 9 dangerous authors who've gotten together to have some dangerous fun, talk about some dangerous books, and indulge in a bit of ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/danger-women-writing/ I got some really great news last week. I was offered a 3 book contract from Berkley Publishing! Wow! Needless to say, I am over the moon. I've loved writing for Silhouette, and have nearly 20 books with them by now... but it's time to spread my wings and try ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/single-title-here-i-come/ Remember last week when I said I thought writing for TV might have a lot in common with writing genre fiction? Boy, was I wrong! Well, in a sense I wasn’t. As with pretty much any genre (romance, mystery, westerns, sci fi, etc), and especially category romance like I've ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/hell-yeah/ When exactly is it too much? I've slowly been watching the premier fall shows on tv this week (on Tivo), and I have to say I'm pretty disappointed so far. Nothing has struck me as particularly outstanding, and in some cases I actually thought the premier was not up to ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/too-much/ So. This week I also started a class on Writing for TV, from the UCLA Writers Program. It's online. And you'll never guess who's teaching this one. Erica Byrne, one of the writers of my all-time favorite show ever, La Femme Nikita. Our first assignment is to pick a current ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/who-said-tv-hell/ Today I test drove the new Smart Fortwo. Well, new to the States. They're all over Europe, and I fell in love with them while in Paris with my critique partners two years ago. I put my rez down, but actually, I can't decide between the Smart or another Prius... ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/my-new-car/ Okay, it's official. I'm completely insane. To those of you who know me, this is undoubtedly not news. :eek: But this time I've really gone over the edge. I've signed up for a multitude of classes this "semester." I love school. I've never understood how anyone could not love ... http://www.ninabruhns.com/its-official/