Historical and Contemporary Romance Author
I’m afraid I was too busy hacking up a lung last week to post (though if I’d had a little more energy on Friday, I could’ve cross-posted my Mavens post–must remember to do that this week). I hope to be back with a Wednesday Word tomorrow, but there are some rumblings in the underground that may prevent it. I may…
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Yes, I know it’s actually Thursday, but due to Blogger’s amazing post options capability, I am able to manipulate the time-space continuum and pretend that it’s still Wednesday. Ah, the power… As you might have guessed from the title of this post, I am not a fan of it. Hmmm, that didn’t come out quite right. I am a great…
So, you’re getting ready to submit your manuscript. You’ve smoothed out all the inconsistencies in the plot, layered in emotion and backstory where appropriate, etc. What else can you do to make your story stand head and shoulders above the rest? Don’t waste words!Seems obvious, I’m sure, but from my experience in editing both other people’s mansucripts and my own,…
Let alone blog! Before I started trying to get published, it never occurred to me how much work goes into a book after you finish writing it. And even after you’ve sold it and then, after you’ve published it. When you’re deep in the trenches, fingers flying (or inching) over the keyboard, it’s easy to forget that writing is a…
I know, I’ve been very remiss at blogging of late. I blame Deanna. She keeps contracting the stuff I send Cobblestone Press, making me fill out the corresponding paperwork and simultaneously encouraging me to write more! If you didn’t notice already in the sidebar, the sequel to Carnally Ever After will be out sometime in May. Wickedly Ever After is…
Well, first, I should tell you that the eligible contestants are: B.E. Sanderson Darcy Burke Kelly Jack brownone tammi Erica Ridley Isabel Sotelo And now, the hat please (or, more accurately, an online randomizer) says the winners are: Prize package 1 (Amazon.com gift certification and copy of The Gospel of Love: According to Luke): tammi Prize package 2 (a pound…
Welcome to 2008 and to my blog. (Some of you may be visiting for the first time, I know!) If you’ve come from Jacqueline Barbour’s blog, then you already know that I’m in the process of shutting down that blog in favor of this one. If you just happened by for other reasons, the scoop is that I used to…
I don’t read as much as I’d like to. Between husband, kids, house, job, and (most time-consuming of all!) writing, I just don’t seem to have much time left over for reading. But, I did read some pretty good books this year and, as my early Christmas present to you, I want to share. I’m listing these in alphabetical order…
I missed two Mondays running. Bad blogger, bad blogger. But I have good excu…er, reasons. Promise. I’ve been judging contest entries for GOTCHA. It takes time. Lots of time. What do you mean, it’s Monday? Oh, you mean it’s Wednesday? Who authorized that? I’ve been writing like crazy. Really. 10,000+ words in the past week. There’s no Internet access at…