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Make Sure Your Curtains Match the Drapes–Why Your Query’s Tone Matters
As some of you know, I’ve started the query phase again for MUST LOVE BREECHES. I don’t want to get…
Continue ReadingPull Out Those Pantsed Weeds in Your WIP
I’m now a Plantser (someone between a Plotter and Pantser), but for MUST LOVE BREECHES I pantsed it all the…
Continue ReadingRecap of RWA12, plus other news!
Man what a week that was! Last month (Wait. What??) was the Romance Writer’s of America’s national conference in Anaheim,…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to a Star Wars Call Me Maybe
Song playing right now on my playlist: “Walk Like an Egyptian,” by Bangles NEWS: I’m heading to the RWA Conference…
Continue ReadingWhy Packing for a Trip is like Writing–Do It with Purpose or It Can Cost You
If you’re a romance writer, then you know that a week from now several thousand romance writers will be descending on Anaheim,…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to Batman Spa (and some Firefly)
Song playing right now on my playlist: “Let’s Dance,” by David Bowie NEWS: I signed my first contract! BEER AND…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to Jar-Jar Binks Target Practice
Song playing right now on my playlist: “On the Radio,” by Regina Spektor NEWS: MUST LOVE BREECHES finaled in the Celtic…
Continue ReadingRe-run: Eric and Sookie – Why So Steamy? Writing Sexual Tension…
Thought I’d pull a post from the archives that might interest you since True Blood is on air again, and…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to Star Wars parody of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’
Song playing right now on my playlist: “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janice Joplin Writing and the Writing Life: What could…
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