Lessons Learned #2B: Ad...

To follow up on the lesson I posted yesterday, here’s a tip someone told me about how to keep POV from shifting within a scene. Many writers don’t even seem to realize they are doing it and this will help. Take the role of the POV character and write in first person. This...

Lessons Learned #2: Why...

[Lesson #1] There are many reasons why I had to reject stories from the anthology. The most obvious is that the plot wasn’t very good. While this is somewhat subjective, there is no easy way to say that some stories didn’t do much for me. On a less subjective note, there were...

Is it still Monday?

It certainly felt that way when I tried to get out of bed this morning. I got home late last night after a far-too-eventful journey home. I went to bed almost right away. Turns out my slightly sore throat and stuffed sinuses weren’t due to talking too much or allergies. I’m...

More contract excitemen...

It was a big weekend for me. I received a contract offer on a second MS. Dreamspinner Press will be publishing my m/m novella DISGUISES in October. I got a lot of very positive responses from authors that work with them, so I’m looking forward to it. Here’s a blurb: Race...

Lessons Learned #1: Fol...

We’ve been told this since before we could read and write, but it’s still excellent advice when you’re querying or submitting your work to an editor or publisher. This is probably more useful to new writers, but it never hurts to remind people why it’s important....

What’s in a name?

I did a guest blog post over at Midnight Seductions on book titles. Do they matter? Do they affect your decision to buy a book? Please visit and let me know your opinion on the issues. What’s in a name? Please share...