Hi everyone–I just saw Star Trek this weekend. If you’ve seen it, you know that it goes a mile a minute. The tension and action never let up. As romance writers and readers, we don’t want or need action quite that intense, but we still don’t...
Hi everyone–You may know that i’m leaving for RT this week. One of the workshops i’m going to be giving is called Conquering the Premature Beginning, Saggy Middle and Flat End! Every writer is challenged by at least one of those three parts! LOL At...
Hi everyone–Secondary characters are a riot! As a general, rule, writers who aren’t complete pantsers (those who write completely spontaneously) plan out at least the basics of their main characters before they write the book. They know what their names...
Hi everyone–Thank you all so much for helping me with my branding questions. It turns out that i will be doing a branding workshop at GayRomLit in October, so this will be a big help.Much sooner however, May 1-5th, i’ll be going to the RT Book Lovers...
Hi everyone– I hope you’ve enjoyed our blog hop interlude! Winners will be announced in the comments very soon!But i’m BACK! Recently i gave a workshop at the SoCal RWA Regional Conference with my pal, Louisa Bacio. We talked about Writing Erotic...
Hi everyone–As you may know, i’ve been a published author for just over two years. In that time, the general trend among authors published with small presses has been not to have an agent. The primary reason is that most digital first publishers have...
Hi everyone–I’m getting ready to celebrate the launch of my new contemporary LGBT romance, Hearts and Flour, which is a quirky story about a passionate vegan, raw-food lover who falls in love with a cupcake baker! Now if you know anything about health food...
Open SESAME! A lot of authors would love to have a couple magic words that would create the perfect opening for their books. They know that opening scenes are critical to a books success. You, as a reader, judge the book heavily by that first scene and vote with your...
Hi everyone– I want to thank all of you who came to see Milly! What a great visitor and congratulations to her winners!I was listening to a discussion about literature the other day, and the lecturer said that fiction satisfies us because it structures and gives...
Hi everyone–Every author has their nemesis when it comes to constructing a book. For many people, it’s the infamous saggy middle where the action drops off after a furious introduction. Some writers can’t end the damned book to save their lives. I...