Last fall I needed a kick in the writing pants, so I took advantage of a phenomenon that has been building for some time now, a phenomenon that perfectly displays what the power of positive thinking and a positive community can accomplish. I participated in National Novel Writing Month, or in the common lingo, NaNoWriMo. I’d heard about this event […]
» Read moreTime out of mind, herbs have figured prominently in mystery and romance. Shakespeare is probably the most famous author to incorporate the juice of monkshood as the deadly elixir in Hamlet. Mandrake, the screaming roots in Harry Potter, made up the sleeping potion that sent Juliette into a death-like slumber. Poor Romeo, if only he’d known before he drank belladonna, […]
» Read moreThat’s why that tiny print on the back of an aspirin bottle seemed to be getting smaller! It wasn’t some grand plot by the pharmaceutical company to confuse me into taking more than the recommended dosage. It was the need for reading glasses. Nertz. So I left the eye doctor, drove to the local pharmacy, and with my thirteen-year-old as […]
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Lets face it, in today’s competitive writing market, most authors are seeking an agent, and with good reason. Most major publishing houses accept agent-only submissions, which nearly closes the door to unagented work. In addition, contracts are written to favor the publishing houses. A good agent not only deciphers the legal jargon, but negotiates a solid publishing contract for an […]
» Read moreI used to be a closet romance writer, worried about what people would say or think if they knew what I was writing. Now that I’ve gotten a little older (but no more mature), I’ve discovered the nerve to tell people that I write romance. I still get negative responses every so often, but I’ve learned something from almost all […]
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