As an unpublished writer, it goes without saying that there are times you’ll read a novel and think “That was brilliant. My work will never live up to that kind of standard, and all I can do is stand on the sidelines and bow before the greatness of this author.” Or something along those lines.… Continue reading When you could do better
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What if your characters have different morals than you do?
I’m over at my crit partner Roni Griffin’s blog, talking about characters who don’t share your moral values. Stop by and say hi!
“He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels
At one point near the beginning of my work-in-progress (a contemporary romance set in a small mountain town in California), my hero sits in a greasy-spoon cafe and thinks about how much he misses being a Starbucks customer. I didn’t put that thought in his head on a whim. You see, he’s a small-business owner,… Continue reading “He drinks WHAT?” Product placement in novels
When did category romance get this good?
I first started reading romance novels when I was 12 and I somehow got on Harlequin’s mailing list. One day I got a package of Harlequin Presents novels (and a crappy necklace), and I was hooked. For years, I spent my babysitting money on their book club. As I matured, my romance reading tastes changed.… Continue reading When did category romance get this good?
My dark moments
One of my manuscripts is a finalist in the Break-up Contest, run by Alaska Romance Writers! Pretty good, since the scene I entered was my hero and heroine’s wedding (let’s just say, all does not go as planned for them). This is a different ms to the one I entered in the Between the Sheets… Continue reading My dark moments