Jumping Ship
After writing five romance books and with two others stalled at 20k each, I realized I needed a kick to get me started again. Yeah, I knew I needed it, but I didn’t know where. A family friend, who...
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Your Events = Character’s Emotions
Writing is a mostly a solitary activity, with the exception of collaborations, of course. We sit in front of our computers and type letters to make words, words into sentences and sentences into...
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Pigeon’s Blood
The wonderful byproduct of research is finding interesting information you never would have known otherwise. The first chapter (now slightly over two thousand words) of my new book in progress takes...
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Intelligent Research
As I’ve said, I’m writing a new book outside the romance genre and, as it’s historical fiction, I need to research settings, characters, and facts. Most importantly, it’s imperative I be able to get to...
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Popularity of Multiple Partners in Erotic Romance
First vampires and shapeshifters exploded onto the romance scene, and every book seemed to have a pasty-faced hero with a drool of blood or a man with a fantastic chest and a wolf morphing out of him....
View ArticleThe Safe Word Is “Trust”
Last night I finished Dangerous by Sandra Kishi Glenn. At 12:30 in the morning, I closed my Kindle and sat in my reading chair (doesn’t everyone have one?), allowing the book to sift through me. In...
View ArticleSkewed Reviews?
I spent time, this past weekend, looking at romance books on Amazon. I do this from every once in a while, so I can see what’s recently been published. Also, I get email alerting me to discounts and...
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Guest Post by Jessica E. Subject
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today! My recent release, AN UNEXPECTED RETURN is part of Decadent Publishing’s new science fiction romance line, Elatia. You can find details about Elatia...
View ArticleA Well-Sharpened Pencil Writes Clean Prose
Yeah, I know it’s patently false. No matter how much you sharpen your pencil, it won’t make a difference what you write. A quote, reportedly from publisher, Dick Simon: “Write with fire, cut with ice,”...
View ArticleJumping Off The Bridge
I recently completed reading three books, each of which having almost identical problems, but differing in genres. Usually, I ask my muse why she (can muse’s be classified according to sex?) threw...
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