Teresa Traver/Anne Rollins

  • Online Launch Party!

    Mark your calendars! My debut romance novel The Solitary Rose launches on August 14. (Obligatory preorder link HERE.) To celebrate and prepare for it, I’m holding an online launch party here on this blog, starting August 7. We’ll count down… Continue reading

  • Sentence Level Revision 3: Comma splices

    Today I’m going to talk about one of my pet peeves. I don’t know why comma splices bother me so much, but they do. When I see a traditionally-published book with multiple comma splices, I tend to think worse of… Continue reading

  • Sentence Level Revision 2: Dialogue Tags

    Have you noticed that people in the writing community sometimes have strong feelings about dialogue tags? Some people hate them. Some people defend them. And some people insist one should never use a word other than “said” in a dialogue… Continue reading

  • Sentence Level Revision 1

    Over the last year, I’ve gotten into the habit of posting examples of revised sentences on Twitter. With Twitter on the fritz again, this seems like a good time to move some of my “Sentence Level Revision” work over here.… Continue reading

  • Teaser from THE SOLITARY ROSE

    I’ve shared character art, buy links, and the cover image for THE SOLITARY ROSE, but you know what I haven’t shared? An excerpt from the book! Here is the official teaser: a scrap of dialogue between impoverished sorcerer Henry Dawson… Continue reading

  • Available for Preorder!

    My first romance novel, THE SOLITARY ROSE, is now available for preorder at online booksellers. You can find a universal link here: https://books2read.com/u/bxNADJ Both digital and print verisons are now available for pre-order. If you want to order through a… Continue reading

  • Not every character can be Jane

    Congratulations, you’ve decided to write a Regency novel! Whether you’re writing romance, fantasy, mystery, or something else, the Regency is a fun time period for a story. But what if you’re having trouble naming all your characters? One of the… Continue reading

  • How to Smell Like a Regency-era Lady

    If you write Regency fiction, you may have stumbled upon Laurie Benson’s excellent post, How To Smell Like a Regency-Era Gentleman. Laurie chronicles a visit to two very old London scent makers, discussing some colognes that date all the way… Continue reading

  • Christina Rossetti’s “The Solitary Rose”

    As some of my followers may remember, I chose the title of my upcoming fantasy romance (The Solitary Rose) after testing out possible titles in a Twitter poll. I originally leaned towards calling the story some variation of ” ____… Continue reading

  • Coming Soon: THE SOLITARY ROSE

    I’m happy to be able to reveal the cover design for my fantasy romance, The Solitary Rose. This is a gender-flipped retelling of “The Beauty and the Beast,” set in a fantastic version of Regency England. It will be published… Continue reading