Writing novels about extraordinary women in history
and the incredible men who capture their hearts.
Welcome to my website.
I'm Marilyn Kelly,author of sizzling historical romances set in the fascinating 1830'sEngland. I've finished four manuscripts: Shades of Taboo,The Scandal of Art, Sounds of Love and Puzzles of Passion.The last two books are from my Women of Words series. Check out my writings page for samples of what I've written so far.
I'm also the creator of the Eleven Senses - Who Knew? booklet and workshop, see below for details.
Please email me at marilyn @ marilynkelly.net
* Looking for pictures of Fabio, Adrian Paul, and Mr. Romance? They're on 'about Marilyn'. I also have a few photos there from my research trip to England. * Eleven Senses - Who Knew? To learn more about having me presentthis unique workshop for writers, click on the Eleven Senses Workshop link. You can now buy the Eleven Senses - Who Knew? word lists in book form at Amazon.com. I have also created a 'Workshop in a Bag - Just Add Chocolate'. Click on the workshop link for more info.
Click here to buy Workshop in a Bag - Just Add Chocolate
* Below I've listed some of my favorite writing websites. Let me know if I'm missing any you would like to see listed. A few of my favorite research websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/ - Thank you, volunteers!
www.etymonline.com/ - Sponsor a word.
www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.fangedfour.com/fangs/resources/resourcelinks.html - tons of eclectic historical and paranormal sites
http://www.writing-world.com/romance/index.shtml - tons of articles and links
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm - slang from around the world
http://home.comcast.net/~dflawson/ - Deb's Historical Research Page - Amazing!
http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/blackstone/ - Blackstone's Laws of England in readable form
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page - Project Gutenberg gets better every day.
www.writersdigest.com
Some favorite genre websites: rwanational.org/
www.rtbookreviews.com/
http://www.theromancereader.com/
http://romanticinks.com/home/
http://www.simegen.com/romance/ - lots of great links
A few publisher sites:
http://www.harpercollins.com/Imprints/Avon/
http://www.eharlequin.com/
My agent's site: http://www.elaineenglish.com
My favorite statue in Athens. Aphrodite is swatting her unwanted suitor with her sandal,
while Cupid wrestles his horn.
Very dynamic art.
Another dynamic Cupid and Venus statue, this one from the amazing Wallace Collection in London.
I've signed with a literary agent! Elaine English will be representing my third book, Sounds of Love, and hopefully many others.
My first three manuscripts finalled in writing contests, and Sounds of Love won the San Francisco Heart-to-Heart contest (and led to my getting my agent!)
Here are some judge's comments on my writings:
Great set-up, wonderfully written. I was caught from the beginning