Hi — As a novelist, i tend to write a lot of dialogue and nothing is more fun than getting my characters talking and trying to keep up. My favorite films often have great dialogue too and i sit there and wish I’d written it. Here are a few examples, the...
Genetic Attraction is my first novel (although I’ve been writing nonfiction for many years). I decided to write it when I discovered erotic romance and loved the genre so much, I thought “I could write one of these books.” But Genetic Attraction didn’t start out to...
I’m slightly more than halfway through the first NaNo i’ve ever done and have reached over 60,000 word on the sequel to Genetic Attraction (coming out Jan 4) called Androgynous Dreams. I’d say “can i hear an Amen?” except there’s...
I just got notice that the release date for my m/m/f menage, Genetic Attraction, has been moved up to January 4 as part of Loose Id’s New Year New Author promotion. I’m thrilled (even if i will be editing all weekend). I’ll keep you up to date. :...
Have you ever tried to solve a problem, write something, paint something, you think and think, but nothing comes? Then you take a shower or go for a walk and suddenly, flash, there’s a great idea in your mind? You try to get it down before it goes away and...
For the last year, i’ve been editing two novels. These were the first two works of fiction i ever wrote. When i submitted them the first time, the publisher gave me great encouragement but said there were problems with the books i needed to fix. If i fixed them,...
All writers, especially those who write in romance genres, tend to specialize in either heroines or heroes. My friend Suzanne Forster is famous for her plucky, quirky females. Not to say that she doesn’t write great guys, she does. But her women sing! With names...
After i submitted my book, Genetic Attraction, to a publisher the first time, they came back with suggested changes and said i should find some readers to help me. I thought “Really, do i need that?” And the answer is an emphatic YES! Since then, i have...
Ask fiction writers if they’re plotters or pantsers and most will know what you mean. Plotters, as their name implies, carefully construct the plot of their books, at least chapter by chapter and, most frequently, scene by scene. They may do this on the...
