by Nancy Herkness | Sep 6, 2012 | Adventures, Books, travel, Uncategorized, writing
Why is it great to be a writer? There are so many reasons—no commute, no pantyhose—but one major one is the cool stuff I get to do in the name of research. This time it involved food which is always a good thing, in my opinion. The hero of Book 3 in my Sanctuary...
by Nancy Herkness | Aug 1, 2012 | Adventures, college, travel, Uncategorized, writing
The gardens outside the Monet’s Garden exhibit are just as beautiful as the indoor ones, even though they are not modeled on the artist’s vision. The New York Botanical Garden very cleverly lured visitors out into the heat by scattering large placards...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 30, 2012 | Adventures, travel, Uncategorized
Alas, I did not journey to France to visit Giverny. No, I visited the exhibit of Monet’s Garden at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. My friend Betsy and I decided we needed to take another one of our adventures, and this appealed to us. We began in...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 13, 2012 | Books, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
One of my blog readers asked me to go back a step from my previous blog, and talk about how to find an agent or editor. I responded in the comments, but thought perhaps I should post it as a separate blog entry so more interested parties might read it. Below is a...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 1, 2012 | Books, Romance, Uncategorized, writing
Several people have asked me what’s going on with my upcoming book Take Me Home (being released November 6th, for those who didn’t hear my original shouts of joy). So I thought I’d explain the steps it takes for a book to go from being a manuscript to being opened by...