Novel Writing Summer Programs

On our first wedding anniversary, my husband came home with a woman who was six months pregnant. He introduced her as his cousin, someone who had fallen on hard times, and asked me to take care of her. I was just about to agree when fragments of imaginary commentary floated through my mind: [She's just my 'cousin'. Uh-uh, that's a cliche.] [Poor supporting female character! A maid by day, the husband's bedwarmer by night.] [But she totally deserved it! If she hadn't broken up the main couple, they'd have a whole soccer team of kids by now!] Wait—what? Supporting female character? Me? And what's this about breaking them up? So now these two get to cheat under my roof, and somehow I'm the villain? Before I could process it all, my husband was already dragging her luggage inside. "Alice doesn't like fried food," he said matter-of-factly. "And nothing too salty or spicy. Make sure you keep that in mind when you're cooking. "Oh, and pregnant women love sweets. Go out now and buy a cherry cake. The one from that bakery in the suburbs."

In the second year after marrying Zac Jacobs, he finally became a hotshot in the business world.He was decisive and swift in the market, and no woman caught his eye.Everyone envied me.But only I knew that for two whole years, Zac Jacobs had never touched me.It wasn't until that evening at the business gala when he saw his beloved in someone else's arms, and his eyes turned crimson instantly.In front of everyone's gaze, he grabbed the girl and walked away from me, shamelessly yet passionately kissing her as if no one else existed.It was at that moment that I finally understood that Zac Jacobs's love had never been given to me even the slightest bit.I stepped forward, and with a smile of relief, I tossed the wedding ring to Stella Williams as if it were trash."Since you like him so much, Mrs. Jacobs's position is yours; I don't want it."

“I didn’t force myself on you, you make it sound like…” “Yes, you did Eric. My body might have been willing, but you know my mind wasn’t, yet you still took me.” She accused. Cat short for Katherine has been Eric's lover! Because honestly she didn't see herself as more and she had finally had enough, she wants more! Eric has been so busy with work and is forever traveling, it's got so bad lately. Cat really feels like she is losing him. She hardly sees him .... Making Cat believe he is getting bored with her. Had she gone past her used by date. So to protect herself from heartache Cat decides to rip the bandaid off first. She tries to end things with him. Eric being the man he is doesn't see the need to end anything. Wants the easy sex she was sure. Even though their encounter had been the longest he had had with any woman.

Setelah dibuang mentah-mentah oleh pacarnya yang selingkuh, Biba juga dipecat dari tempatnya bekerja. Demi bertahan hidup, Biba menerima tawaran pekerjaan dari bestie-nya, untuk menggantikan posisinya sebagai seorang nanny untuk merawat seorang bocah laki-laki berusia 9 tahun. Biba yang memang menyukai dunia pendidikan anak-anak menyetujui saran bestie-nya, sampai... “Mana ada dia bocah umur 9 tahun?!" Dia enggak membayangkan bahwa bocah lelaki yang kudu ia rawat adalah sebenarnya seorang CEO muda berusia 22 tahun!

Ruu si playboy kelas kakap takluk pada seorang Ry yang sama sekali bukan tipe-nya. Manja dan kekanakkan adalah dua sifat yang paling dijauhi Ruu. Celakanya keduanya justru melekat erat pada sosok Ry yang mungil. Sosok mungil yang dapat menjungkirbalikkan dunia Ruu yang semua serba palsu.

Ketika persahabatan masa kecil berubah menjadi sebuah kesalahan dan menumbuhkan banyak perasaan terlarang... Disaat itulah mereka... Oliver Benedict Guerro, Samantha Athena Dobson, Skyla Rose Tandy, Kyle Ben Dobson, Summer Rose Tandy, Maximilian Arthur Dobson, Valerie Denia Guerro, dan Raizel Ben Dobson. Ke delapan generasi muda itu harus menyelesaikan masalah hati mereka yang begitu rumit hingga adanya hati yang sempat dijaga menjadi tersakiti, dan hati yang selama ini diabaikan menjadi prioritas utama. Bagaimana kisah cinta mereka? Akankah ada diantara mereka yang benar-benar mengerti arti cinta sesungguhnya?

Teresia Syeilendri adalah wanita dewasa yang secara tidak masuk akal berpindah ke dunia novel, novel terakhir yang dibaca di malam sebelum kematiannya. Bukan menjadi karakter utama, ataupun antagonis, melainkan karakter yang tidak pernah muncul di novel, yaitu saudari kembar pemeran utama wanita. Walaupun karakter tidak terlihat, tapi tetap pernah muncul satu dalam sekian banyak paragraf demi pengembangan cerita. Kemunculan karakter ini adalah saat kematiannya! Muncul untuk mati di dalam cerita. Teresia tidak terima, nasib nahas itu ingin dibelokkan dengan cara apapun, termasuk menjauhkan pemeran utama pria di novel dari pemeran utama wanita.

Namira baru saja menikahi Daniel Bragastara, duda 45 tahun yang sudah cerai dua kali sekaligus ayah dari sahabatnya. Katanya, si duda matang itu mau punya anak lagi. Makanya dia menikahi Namira yang masih gadis. Kalau sudah seperti itu, Namira bisa apa selain menuruti "bimbingan" sang suami?

Area rumah tangga! Bagaimana jika keuangan rumah tangga dihandle oleh mertua? Dan bagaimana pula apabila seorang suami selalu bertumpu kepada ibu dan saudara-saudarinya, tanpa peduli akan perasaan istri? Akankah seorang istri mampu untuk bertahan? Atau karma tragis akan menimpa para pecundang? Yuk, baca dan ikuti terus novel ini ya. Terimakasih ...

"Aku nggak ngarep ya. Aku optimis." "Optimis apaan? Optimis bisa jadi pacar gue?" "Bukan. Aku optimis kalau kamu sebenarnya ada rasa sama aku, tapi nggak mau ngakuin." *** Berawal dari tersandung, ada hati yang terjatuh dalam indahnya cinta. Aseeek! Bermula dari penasaran, berlanjut dengan pendekatan, dan berakhir pada ..... Ah, mending baca dan buktikan langsung keseruan kisah Arina dan Andre, ketimbang menerka-nerka dan jadi penasaran. Bukan hanya baper-baperan yang dibahas, ada cerita tentang persahabatan, hangatnya kasih dalam keluarga, kesetiaan, dan kepercayaan, yang dikemas dengan manis dalam cerita segar nan lucu.