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The Finish Line is the Starting Line
It’s easy to see The Call as the finish line in the journey of writing. It’s a finish line, for sure, but once you cross it, it’s time to drink some Gatorade and get running again. You spend all that time working on your manuscript and waiting…but when The Call comes in…and specifically speaking of […]
Read the Rest »The Cinderella Brides
I got confirmation yesterday that The Russian is approved! I don’t have a title or release date yet, but I do know that in the UK it will be part of an anthology called The Cinderella Brides. It was really the perfect thing for that book. I didn’t set out to do a Cinderella theme […]
Read the Rest »More on Method
I was talking to my good writer buddy Lisa Hendrix today over coffee, and I was talking about the advice I give on my blog. Lisa said something very, very true…when it comes to classes, and online workshops and blogs…we can’t really teach people how to write. I can teach you guys how I write, […]
Read the Rest »Excerpt Time!
An excerpt from A Mistake, A Prince and A Pregnancy: “Oh, please don’t rebel on me now.” Alison Whitman put her hand over her stomach and tried to quell the rising nausea that was threatening her with immediate action if she didn’t get a hold of some saltine crackers or a bottle of ginger ale. […]
Read the Rest »Method to the Madness
At least I tell myself there’s a method to my madness…though that method seems to change with each manuscript. There just isn’t a one-size-fits all approach to all books…at least not for me. Sometimes I have a very plot driven idea first, and then I have to start peeling away the excess to get down […]
Read the Rest »New Voices Hangover
The top ten have been announced for the big New Voices comp (Abbi is also talking NV on the Sisters’ blog) (congrats winners!) and of course, law of averages…most of the entrants didn’t make the top ten cut. Including some chapters I really, really enjoyed. (please know, I read a lot of chapters that I […]
Read the Rest »Mistakes, Flaws and Redemption
This idea of deeply flawed characters is nothing new, of course. I think almost all characters are flawed to a certain extent, because all people are flawed. I’ve done characters with dark pasts before, but their actions were spurred by a sense of honor and duty, and therefore were much more easily forgiven sins than […]
Read the Rest »New Voices and Voice
First off, I want to extend big, major kudos and best wishes to all who have entered the New Voices competition. You guys rock, and having the guts to put your work out there in that setting is a huge, huge thing!! Second, I was completely thrilled to get some messages this morning, both in […]
Read the Rest »Russian News
I am a happy camper, because a couple of days ago, my editor got back to me about the full MS of The Russian. (it took her one week, people…Highlander? I think so.) Anyway, she really loved it, and there were just a few tweaks, mostly pertaining to timelines and me putting gondolas in Milan. […]
Read the Rest »What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been
I can still remember sitting down at Starbucks, the one in the middle of the foodcourt, and staring at a blank screen. Then I typed: I think the numbers speak for themselves. Marriage is definitely the most profitable course of action. That’s the first line of my debut book, His Virgin Acquisition. And that was […]
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