NaNoWriMo by the Number...

  Today is day 9, and if you’re keeping up you should have 15,000 words done. I am just scraping past the 10k mark myself, so I have lots of catching up to do. Or do I? During November, I see lots of posts/tweets/etc., about adding in words written on twitter or Facebook. Some...

Cheaters in Romance II:...

I did a poll over the past week about how romance readers felt about cheating in a romance story. I got a lot of wonderful discussion and many people voted in my poll. (Vote or just check out the results). I was surprised by the results, actually. Contrary to expectations, I discovered...

Not just a flashback: P...

My latest novel released September 28 from Dreamspinner Press and let’s just say it’s a relief. It’s long, over 100,000 words, and both writing and editing was more challenging than anything I’ve worked on before, except maybe for Italian Ice, where I had to keep...

Whose POV is it anyway?

I'm working on the sequel to Rarer Than Rubies, and one of my techniques is to keep track of scenes: whose POV, location, mood, etc., and I see that most of them are turning out to be from Trent's POV. Unfortunately, in this story, we get into a lot of Reed's backstory,...

Get Your Passport Ready...

I posted over at Pop Culture Divas about writing that makes you want to visit a place. Please check out my post! Please share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrEmailPrintMoreLinkedInPocketRedditLike this:Like...

Those Precious "Ah...

I just had one of them. You know what I'm talking about. When something clicks and gives you either tons of inspiration or solves a problem that's kept you up at night.   As a writer these are among the best things ever, and I just came across one.   Secrets.   I...