Guest Post & Giveaway w/ author Diane Alberts! (18+)

The Most Challenging Part About Creating Characters

For me, the most challenging part about creating unique characters is all in their head. People tend to speak in the same mannerism, use the same lingo and slang. But inside of our heads? Well, that’s a whole other story.

Trying to create an authenticity to each and every character that makes them stand out has been, and probably always will be, my biggest challenge. I think that every author worries about whether or not their characters sound too alike, or if all of their heroes are the same type of man.What if, with every book we write, we just do the same story of boy meets girl? What if we don’t stand out?

I try to have each of my characters have a trademark curse, or a trademark thought process. And in doing so, I hope that I make each character unique. Damon from On One Condition is charming and rarely loses his temper. Tony, from my upcoming Entangled release Divinely Ruined, is flawed and hot headed.

But, in the back of our minds, we always worry. Or, at least I do.

I can only hope that when a reader picks up On One Condition, that they walk away absolutely in love with Damon and Johanna. They have a lot of hard work to get to their happily-ever-after…but in the end, love conquers all.

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Giveaway

OCD kindergarten teacher Johanna hates Valentine’s Day. She hates romance, hates commercialism, and definitely hates her school’s annual charity date auction. She never expects her pre-auction night of drinking to land a sexy Brit in her bed. Or for that Brit to show up at the auction, bid thousands just to talk to her again, and get down on one knee in front of everyone and ask her to marry him.

Viscount Damon Hayes has never met anyone like Johanna. She’s neurotic, fascinating, and fun. She also doesn’t care about his title and doesn’t want his money, which makes Johanna perfect to fulfill a surprise clause in his father’s will: marry within three months and remain married for a year, or lose his fortune. A relationship is out of the question, but when passions ignite and the two fall in love, their marriage of convenience becomes anything but.

Diane Alberts is giving away an eBook copy of On One Condition to one lucky commenter.

- International
- Winner will be chosen at Random.
- Winner will be announced on our Facebook & Twitter page.
- Must leave a meaningful comment on this post, along with a way for us to contact you if you should win.
- Giveaways Ends March 1st.

Good Luck!