writing
(mis)perceptions #RT12
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, a blog which was founded to prove that smart women do read romance, did an excellent wrap up of the RT Booklovers Convention. It was right on target, from the misperceptions about the genre in general, as well as this specific convention in particular, to the unprecedented media coverage of... »
ghost…writers, that is
When I applied to sign on to this blog years ago, a romance author on a blog about food, I never ever thought these two worlds (that of writing/publishing and food/cooking) would overlap nearly as much as they have. But alas, I was proven wrong because now there is a scandal rocking the world... »
fifty shades of grey
I am one of those weird people who liked school, and though I’ve been out of college for quite a while now, I’m still a student of the world. I can’t just look at something. I have to look at it and ask why? And my big question right now is why in the... »
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... »