For a couple of years when I was growing up, most of my family’s “new” possessions started out in the house next door. Our neighbors were wealthier than we were – especially when Dad was out of work and mom was a student teacher – and they regularly gave us the things they outgrew or… Continue reading Write where you want to be
Tag: artsy fartsy stuff
Why my romance novel hero is the ugliest man in the world
Here’s a picture of my hero. Quite a looker, isn’t he? Well, this picture could actually represent most of us (plus or minus the penis, of course). It’s a sensory homunculus – a representation of our bodies that emphasizes our most sensitive parts. The sensory homunculus distorts humans based on how many sense nerves each… Continue reading Why my romance novel hero is the ugliest man in the world
What should we ask you?
First off, I’m sorry about the long blog silence. I’ve actually been *gasp* writing! And it’s been fantastic. Not so fantastic is the long-term family illness stuff that my husband and I have been coping with, nor the ongoing work project that is destined to kill me. But the writing is good. And as I… Continue reading What should we ask you?
Don’t quit your day job
The other day one of my colleagues asked whether I’d quit my job if I get published. “Are you kidding?” I asked. “Who would I write about if I wasn’t around you guys all day?” Nothing like a bit of paranoia to make a working relationship more interesting. Okay, so I don’t write about my… Continue reading Don’t quit your day job
Virtually connected
How did people exist before the internet? Sometimes I read historical romance and think, “They’d sort out all these problems in a heartbeat if they just had Google.” Anyway, in an effort to grab all the goodies modern life can give us, I’ve joined RWA’s Online chapter and emailed off my entry for the Between… Continue reading Virtually connected