writing
here lies insanity
Today I came across two blogs by other authors. The first was 25 Reasons That Writers are Bug-F*&$ Nuts. It spoke to my soul. Points 4 through 8 were me to a T. As were points 10, 11, 14, 16, and 17. It basically said writers are liars, and loners, messy, insane and misunderstood. And... »
what i know for sure
I’ve been in this business (that being publishing) for a while now and I’ve learned a few things. Here’s what I know for sure. 1- Things change. What was true yesterday is no longer true today, and if history has shown us anything, it won’t be true tomorrow. Which brings me to the next point… 2-... »
i’m just a girl who can’t say no
Forgive me father, for I have sinned. It has been MUCH too long since my last blog post and I apologize. My excuse? I’m just a girl who can’t so no, and because of that, I have so many irons in the fire I’m afraid I’m about to get burned. I’ve been traveling a bit lately.... »
is this as hot as it gets?
So let me tell you a tale… One day a romance writer who was making a decent living, a better living than she ever dreamed she could by working from home in pajamas each day, read an article. There were vast riches to be made in that land called Self-published Erotica eBooks. Huge riches to... »
what no one told you
What no one told me all those years ago when I left SUNY Binghamton with stars in my eyes and a BA in Literature & Rhetoric on my resume was that writing is actually an incredibly small part of what a writer does. Perhaps I’m doing it all wrong, but that’s what my experience... »
the trouble with writing-part 2: so what did you do all day?
Working from home is great. I don’t dare complain about it. How could I? There’s no commute so no gas expense or wear-and-tear on my car. No time spent fighting rush hour traffic to and from work. No need to even get dressed or put on makeup. Hell, I don’t even have to shower... »
paying it forward
People may not know this about me, and judging from what I write now they would never suspect, but I started my career writing Young Adult Series Fiction (YA). The target market was for 9-12 year old girls and my 12 titles were published (in print because this was LOOOONG before eBooks) by such... »
men in uniform
Since today is Memorial Day it seems particularly apropos that I tell you the story of how a few very important men in uniform came to be in my life. Some of you know it, but I think most don’t with so many new readers discovering my military romances from March’s free Kindle giveaway... »
the good, the bad, and the ugly
I am as guilty of this as the next guy so I have no right to even bring it up, but I’m going to anyway. I find if something pisses me off, such as bad service say from the phone company or something, I’ll be on the phone and on the web complaining to... »
i have become what you always thought i was
I have a romance story published. Boy meets girl. Boy’s best friend has a crush on girl. Boy hides his feelings until they are thrown together into a deadly situation, then boy and girl give in to their feelings. One single night of sex ensues. Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy, but boy leaves... »