Amnesia, kidnapping and...

I’m going to confess something to you today: I would rather re-read The Hunt for Red October than just about anything on the romance best-seller lists. (It’s why you’ll often find a action/mystery/suspense element in my stories.) Since I write gay romance for a living, it may...

Unconditional Surrender...

  We’ve all got places in our lives where we feel comfortable. Maybe because it’s familiar or because we have some kind of aptitude or control. It could be a place, such as your home or even your favorite room in the house. For some it’s their work environment or while playing a...

4 Last-minute tax tips ...

4 Last-minute tax tips for writers #taxes #author Panicking because you aren’t ready for today’s tax deadline? Here are some last-minute tips to make the process a little less painful. To get all the deductions you deserve and plenty of tax planning and prep advice, check out EM...

Pacing Your Novel 1: Th...

  In my survey of your biggest rewriting challenges, many of you indicated pacing of your story among the most difficult.   What is Pacing? Pacing refers to how slowly or quickly time passes in the story: the pace of time’s passage. It’s important to realize that...

11 Tips for Using Tribe...

Recently, Triberr added some awesome new features, so I’ve updated my tips list to include those. I’m not particularly hip to new social media sites: It took me a few years to even get a Facebook account, so when I first heard of Triberr I admit I ignored it. But author...

How did #NaNoWriMo 2013...

If you got a contract or self-published, congratulations! Please leave a comment about where/when your book is coming out! If you’re still working away at it, or have given up, this should be a great motivator to keep writing! Considering signing up for the Newsletter to get tips...