Dee Carver (my web designer) clued me in about a unique Cyber sale this week. She and Coffee Time Romance are partnering to offer some serious discounts on promo, web services, and marketing. If…
Choreographing a fight scene is a challenge for any writer. Rewriting it in another story from a different character’s point of view is a special kind of madness. Ready: Fight! Having written Origin of Pietas…
To be honest, I didn’t know I was birthing a monster. I thought it was only a small, innocent creature that would help writers. I had no idea it would end up changing lives, including…
Welcome to this week’s Book Hooks, a snippet or intro to a book to whet the appetite and invite you to check out more. Anyone could show anger when they are wronged. If someone steals…
You might not be aware, but writing can be hazardous to your health. For example, carpal tunnel syndrome affects millions and is a serious threat to many writers. I had surgery (called a carpal tunnel…
Before we discuss popular PNR themes, let’s look at what PNR is. It’s also known as paranormal romance, which is a mix of romance and speculative fiction. It involves elements beyond scientific explanation and focuses…
Or, Why Elaine is a Bisexual Character in Changing Faces by Guest Author Barb Caffrey — When Kayelle Allen and I talked about a guest blog in support of my new LGBT-friendly novel, Changing Faces,…
The question, “Is it right to quit?” seems to require a “No!” in response. But does it? Not if you are quitting for the right reasons. Here are ten times it’s okay (and perhaps advisable)…
Tropes are literary themes that recur across a genre. Think of tropes as the ‘brilliant detective’ of murder mysteries or ‘the virginal heroine’ in Regency romances. Tropes are more than character descriptions, however. They can relate…
I’m reblogging this post, which I shared with Dariel Raye on her blog, Musings of an Independent Artist. — Dariel asked me, “On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, how would you rate…