: About Me

I've been an avid reader all my life. Since Charlotte's Web...that little spider really got me hooked. So when I started writing, it was such a discovery of my true self. I'm a hopeless romantic and am inspired by beautiful places. Most of my stories take place in the tropics. I have followed my dream and am loving where it took me!

I do have two books published and have written articles for several magazines. My novel, Emerald Harbor won second prize in the Leditslip.com contest for best contemporary novel. I'm a romantic suspense author and enjoy traveling which gives me lots of inspiration to write. You can find me and my books at:

www.authorsden.com/lcmartin

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

the Carribean

My parents always told me ...

to believe in myself

My childhood ambition ...

to be a dancer

My favorite memory ...

meeting my husband

Why I write ...

I have to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

David Baldacci's Split second

My first job ...

Burdines sales associate

My best moment ...

Getting my first novel published

My inspiration ...

the ocean

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Creating characters that will make your fiction fly

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The first rejection letter I had received from an agent devastated me, but after my first book had been published and I started sending out my second to agents, I didn't take it personal. Each rejection only fueled my passion to continue writing. But when one agent offered their opinion and said my characters were flat, I was floored. "What did they mean flat?" I spent up every ounce of emotion creating these characters, reliving good and bad times. But then I realized I had to dig deeper. Pulling out the actual emotions that I felt at certain times in my life. And that's what you have to ...

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