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stranger than fiction
My life as a romance writer can get pretty strange. I realize that and freely admit it. I mean, I have a file on my computer named “porn star research”. You don’t get much weirder than that. But last night when the girls and I all gathered for dinner, certain things were revealed and... »
the new black
As with trends in cuisine and fashion, the book world too is ever changing. The problem with trends is this, the moment you jump on board with one, the market has already moved on to something new. For instance, all those authors and publishers who attempted to jump on the vampire trend after the... »
modern love
I’ve been thinking about Valentines Day and how the changes in our lives have changed the way we love. Think about it. As technology changes our lives, it also changes how we love. 100 years ago lovers wrote letters. 50 years ago they could make phone calls to one another. 20 years ago they could... »
…happily ever after
One of my esteemed colleagues popped up on Instant Messenger last night and said, “Give me some romance novels that were made into movies”. Google queen that I am, I googled. Ask and you shall receive. After pawing through the many lists of romance novels turned into movies, and disagreeing with quite of few... »
closed for love
There is a phenomenon I’ve noticed quite a bit. Smart, attractive, older women who have never been married and in fact, rarely have a serious boyfriend for very long if at all. It makes you wonder why? They say they want to find Mr. Right. I’m friends with a few of these women and... »
when love and life was black and white
Sometimes the simpler things seem better. For instance, to me it seems that times were simpler back in the old days. Like back in the day when problems on TV were solved in 22 minutes (ala the “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha” episode from the Brady Bunch). Before today’s teen shows where 15 year olds are pregnant... »
sea urchins and kelp and abalone. oh my!
The life of a romance writer is always an interesting one (though usually not quite as interesting as most people assume when they picture it). During any given day I can and have Googled everything from how long Viagra takes to work, how much a porn star can make for a single movie and the... »
food and romance
When I first landed this gig here at Eat Something Sexy, my rather shortsighted friends didn’t get it. What was the connection between food and romance? Why did a chef and cookbook author want a romance writer as part of her blog? Perhaps after they receive Amy Reily’s “Fork Me, Spoon Me- Eat Something... »
Pumpkin, anyone?
As my friend is elbow deep in a pumpkin carving it for Halloween, we started to discuss the possibility of it being sexy. It does have lots of texture. And you really have to dedicate yourself to the act of gutting it. I promised her I would check the eat something sexy website to... »
um, who are you?
Who am I and what am I doing here? Good question! I’m a writer. A romance writer, to be exact. At that pronouncement a third of you rolled your eyes, a third thought, “Cool” and a third are thinking, “So what?”. What being a writer means to me is that I am an observer. I take... »