S.J.Glatzhofer

Jessie Burton has published three books, they have all been on the Sunday Times Best Sellers, with The Muse reaching No. 1. This historical fiction has two storylines, one set in 1967 and the other one in 1936. Both storylines intertwined with one another, and one can’t be there without the other.  The novel starts in 1967 and set in the first person. We view the world from the eyes of Odelle Bastien, who enjoys writing and has gotten a new job at the Skelton Gallary in London, after working at a shoe shop for five years since arriving in England from Trinidad. She has gotten the job as a typist and works for the glamorous businesswoman, who always loves to have a smoke, Marjorie Quick.  As the weeks go on and Odelle meets new people and learns the nicks and tricks of her new workplace, a lost masterpiece is brought to the gallery and the truth about this piece is from 1936. We move even further back in time, but this time it is set in the third person. We meet Olivia Schloss,...

I have spent many years reading and writing romance that there are a few mistakes that writers, including myself, have made in our novels. Fortunately, as society progresses we are coming a bit more aware of what is considered a healthy romantic relationship and what isn’t.  For me, I can see the difference in my writing between the first time I wrote a romance novel to my recent romance novel.  These tips are not just for novels that fit in the romantic genre, they are also for novels that are in any other genre such as YA or Fantasy and include a romantic relationship between a couple. The tips are also important to remember whether you are writing a novel, a play or a screenplay that has romantic elements in it.  The Mistakes: Glamourising abuse Most people do love the stereotypical relationship between the bad boy and good girl, and sometimes they are done well and aren’t glamourising abuse. However, there are certain books, movies, t.v. series that create a relations...