Winning and, well, taking part
Writing is a funny game sometimes. It’s a job, but it’s also a competition – for readers, for reviews, for attention. And sometimes for actual prizes. This week the finalists were announced for this...
View ArticleI’ve Got Issues, Man!
When it comes to writing heroes, everyone (well, okay, not everyone, but a LOT of people) loves an alpha. They’re strong, protective, decisive and when they want something they go out an get it. What’s...
View ArticleAuthor Reviews: Yay or Nay?
I spent my weekend catching up with writing reviews for books I’ve read – some of them I’d read a while ago but hadn’t really had the time to review. Along the way, this process brought to my mind a...
View Article1.6 million words by Amy Andrews
I cleaned my bookshelf the other day (no, I was not procrastinating). It had been getting messier and messier over the years and I’d just come off 2 deadlines so it was time. As you can see from the...
View ArticleThere’s something about that hero…
I admit it, I love writing and reading about the stereotypical tall, dark, and handsome hero. I really don’t know why, but I always picture a hero that way in my mind. Is it because I imagine that type...
View ArticleTrust issues – Michele de Winton
I’m so close to finishing book three in my Indulgence Cruise Series it’s almost painful. One more day should do it, but that day is currently filled with looking after small boys until next Monday....
View ArticleFinding your inner romance heroine
Ever wonder what kind of romance heroine YOU would be? Take a moment and think it over. I’ll wait. If I’m going to be honest, I’d have to say I’m usually the kind that an editor would want...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day!
In my series, The Boys are Back in Town, I have a few moms who are special to my guys. And, to me, nothing is sexier than a guy who treats his mother well. Jackson’s Mom, Dolly, owns the Southern...
View ArticleWhen Your Book Releases
There’s nothing quite a like a book release for an author. This is a time of fizzing anticipation, great joy, tremendous angst, intense fear, and piercing despair. Fizzing anticipation that book you’ve...
View ArticleOversharing
I’ve had people ask if I bring any of myself to my heroines. Well, I know what I don’t bring – my tendency to overshare life events, problems and what not. While I try to use an invisible muzzle...
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