Historical and Contemporary Romance Author
My husband took this on Sunday afternoon of our cat, Oreo, snoozing amid the clean laundry. Naturally, I think it demands a LOLCats caption, but I’m not coming up with anything especially clever. So, help me out here. One lucky captioner (selected at random) will win a $10 gift certificate to the Harlequin ebook store (because, hey, I have to…
Although I’m about to set it aside to dig into writing the second short story under my Spice Briefs contract, I’ve been working on a manuscript for the past few weeks that’s giving me fits on the issue of point of view and whether to go with third person or first person narration. Although I’m not going to “reveal” the…
Okay, okay, you probably won’t cure breast cancer singlehandedly, but you can make a difference :). As many of you probably know, my fellow romance writer and friend, Jennifer Haymore, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In support of her fight and that of so many other women, I’ll be donating a dollar in Jennifer’s name to Susan G. Komen…
In honor of all authors who’ve recently experienced a series of rejections, whether from agents or editors, I offer the following somewhat tongue-in-cheek (and somewhat NOT) overview of the process of moving on. The Seven Stages of Grief SHOCK & DENIAL You read the rejection letter for the third time. Then a fourth. And it really IS a rejection, not…
Remember what your mother told you? “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” One of the upsides to the Internet–the ability of just about anyone to say just about anything in a public forum at just about any time–is also one of its major downsides. Take, for example, the author who goes off the rails when…
Since my recent sale to Spice Briefs (see post below), it occurred to me that a lot of writers out there might not be aware of the opportunities that are available in the short fiction, particularly romance and erotica. I’m thinking of writing an article (which I plan to submit to RWA’s trade publication, Romance Writer’s Report, for consideration). But…
You know the old saying: “Good things come to those who wait.” I think a writer must have dreamed that one up, because it often seems to me no one waits more than writers. Every writer I know is in a perpetual state of waiting, whether it’s waiting for an agent to make an offer of representation, waiting for editors…
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have a proposal out on submission to a few New York houses. Or, I should say, had. Yesterday was the official close date for the project, and although I haven’t received a no from everyone yet, more than half the editors who had it have passed. But the reason authors need Prozac…
First of all, I have some unfinished business to transact: The winner of Erica Ridley’s Too Wicked to Kiss, selected at random, is Jane, the thread’s first poster. Jane, please email your address to me at jackie at jackiebarbosa.com and I’ll get the book into the mail to you ASAP. Congratulations :). And thanks to everyone who commented and shared…
Before I launch into my post, just a quite note: I’ll be picking a winner from Monday’s contest for a copy of Erica Ridley‘s Too Wicked To Kiss tomorrow, so if you haven’t already commented to enter, be sure to do so today :). Okay, onto the topic at hand. My latest proposal went out on submission yesterday. This is…