#NaNoWriMo Story Plan f...

It’s been a rough busy start this month while I was finishing up edits for upcoming releases, but I have finished my Story Planning Worksheet for my own NaNo novel. According to the poll, a lot of people were interested to see how I fill in the sheet to build characters and how...

#NaNoWriMo Planning Kit...

National Novel Writing Month began on November 1. How are you doing so far? I’ve put together a series of blog posts on the best way to plan your NaNo novel so you be much more likely to not only keep writing, hit the 50,000-word mark, but also end up with a finished novel at the end of...

What I #AmWriting for #...

I’ve posted a bunch of my own tips on planning for NaNoWriMo as well as the links to my worksheets and planning guide, and I realize I have yet to tell you all anything about what I’m writing this year. Shame on me! How can you believe my advice if I don’t go through the whole process...

Let’s Make a Pact...

Confession time. It’s been about a month since I sent in my most recent story submission to a publisher and I haven’t written a single word of fiction since that day. I can make a bunch of excuses, like I’ve been working on edits for three different stories, or I wrote a non-fiction book...

What kind of romance do...

I’m debating between two different ideas for my next book. Dreamspinner is expecting both of them, and I can decide what order to send them. The horse racing story ended up a little darker than I expected, so I’m thinking it might be a nice change of pace to do something on...

The Breaking Bad Effect...

With the Emmy Awards tonight I feel like talking about TV for a change. Breaking Bad and Dexter are both highly acclaimed shows about anti-heroes, both are ending soon, and they are part of an interesting trend on television.  People are watching more shows about bad guys doing bad...