J. (Jill) Arlene Culiner: A Romance Writer's Blog

My romance writing guests share their recipes, I share snippets from my books and theirs. You can also discover my romance books at my Web Site: https://www.j-arleneculiner.com Writer Guests, Romance, Mysteries, Women’s Literature

A Writer's Life, Guest Post, Guest Author

Author Trina Spillman: Where do stories come from? Writing after a stroke.

People often ask writers where their stories come from. The honest answer is usually less romantic than expected....

January 22 2026 …

Bad Boy Heroes, Nasty Girl Heroines, Novel, Women’s Literature, Small Town Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

What's behind Romantasy (one of the most popular book genres)

One of the fastest-growing book genres is romantasy with sales that totaled over $600 million in 2024 alone. Why...

September 22 2026 …

A Writer's Life, Guest Author, Guest Post, Mystery,

Author Sheila Hansberger and Writing Your Way Out of Grief: RUNAWAY ARTIST

HOW DO YOU WORK THROUGH GRIEF? YOU WRITE. I’m a writer, and I have been one most of my life. But I’m also an artist,...

September 1 2026 …

Poland, Historic setting, Guest Post, History, Tipsforwriters

Author Donna B. Gawell: Fiction, Non-Fiction, her fascination with Poland and a love of Genealogy

Click here for the purchase link Welcome to my blog, Donna Gawell. Tell us how you began as a writer. I like to...

July 30 2026 …

About Writing: Manuscripts that just don’t seem to take off

How my book was born: Words for Patty Jo Every writer — and potential writer — has them: manuscripts that were...

July 27 2026 …

Dark Romance: Falling in Love with Evil

Why, I ask, is there a fascination for mafia badies and serial killer heroes? Because (or so we’re meant to believe)...

June 17 2026 …

A Writer's Life, Guest Post, Guest Author, Romance writing, Romance, Second Chance Love, Small-town Romance

Author Gayle M. Irwin: Nature Inspires Sweet Romance Stories

Nature Inspires Sweet Romance Stories I reside in the Rocky Mountain West of the United States, a region filled...

May 4 2026 …

General Fiction, New Release, Novel, Older Hero,, Second Chance Love, Romance, The Wild Rose Press, Women’s Literature

Words for Patty Jo: Book Feature on Literal Literary

April 25, 2026 9:58:27 AM LITERAL LITERARY SHINING LIGHT ON EXCELLENCE IN WRITING… A Small Town in Ontario: An...

April 26 2026 …

The Bookish Magazine Listening for Stories Across Places and Time with Jill Arlene Culiner

https://thebookishmagazine.com/2026/02/18/words-for-patty-jo-by-jill-arlene-culiner/ April 1, 2026 (Author Portrait,...

April 13 2026 …

Words for Patty Jo reviewed by the Faerie Review

This is a beautifully written, second-chance romance mixed with women’s fiction. Culiner has a literary style to...

March 26 2026 …