If you’re a romance writer looking for a small, online critique group, check out my crit partner Lynnette’s blog. Our group is looking for one or two more people, and we run a contest to find partners we think we’d work well with. Lynnette’s blog has info about the three current members, but you can… Continue reading My critique group has an opening
Category: Writer’s toolbox
Links to helpful websites, books, and other resources
Tools for heating up the (fictional) bedroom
If you write romance, chances are you’ll find yourself pondering how best to describe genitalia and different sexual positions. After all, who wants to read about boring sex? Having read romance for twenty years, I’ve seen the way sexual descriptions have changed. I still remember one novel where the hero and heroine made love on… Continue reading Tools for heating up the (fictional) bedroom
Twitter hashtags for writers
I just started using Twitter (patting myself on the back for only being about three years behind the trend), so I found this article on Twitter hashtags for writers very helpful. Many thanks to Imogen at The Writing Groove for pointing it out.
Describing how a man smells
One thing I hate to read about is a musky man – partly because it’s become hackneyed, and partly because the word conjures its original use. The musky scent in colognes used to come from a glandular secretion from near the musk deer’s rectum. According to Wikipedia, the word ‘musk’ originates from the Sanskrit for… Continue reading Describing how a man smells
Roni & Julie’s totally epic summer contest
One of my crit partners, Roni Griffin (an incredibly talented contemporary and erotic romance writer, who just happened to nab first place in Passionate Ink’s Stroke of Midnight contest) is running a contest this week with soon-to-be-published YA-writer Julie Cross. There are several prizes on offer, including a critique of the winner’s query or first… Continue reading Roni & Julie’s totally epic summer contest