Category Archives: Writing
Can You Feel the Cover Love
Yesterday I received an awesome email. Yup, you guessed it. I got the cover for Primal Song, my Ellora’s Cave book. Let me give you a little background on the story before I show you the cover. (Like you can’t … Continue reading
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Edits and Writer’s Block
Before I get to the meat of today’s post, I’m over at two blogs with a giveaway today. To win a copy of Immortal Love, head on over to Emma Shortt’s blog. To win a copy of Immortal Love and … Continue reading
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A Realization
It always amazes me when I find out people are reading my books. I mean, that’s what they’re supposed to do, right? But it still doesn’t feel real to me. I see the book covers, I sign contracts, I’ve even … Continue reading
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I Amaze Myself
How arrogant is that title? *cough* But in this case, it’s true. I don’t know if it was the FF&P conference, or the inspiration of New Orleans, or if the planets are aligned correctly for me, but I finished a … Continue reading
A Meeting of the Minds
I’m still sort of in conference mode. My brain is going over everything I learned, saw, and talked about throughout the weekend and one thing keeps popping up. Aspiring authors, this post is for you. It can be intimidating to … Continue reading
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Announcement Time
It seems like so long ago that I had fantastic news to share. Sure, things have been good, but fantastic? Not quite. First off, not everything is good. Last week my agent and I came to an agreement to stop … Continue reading
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Expectations
I look back at my very first attempt at getting published and laugh. It was at least twelve years ago. I’d started writing a story I just knew was great. I wrote maybe eighty pages and started querying publishers and … Continue reading
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Building the Scene
You may not realize this, but I use a lot of real life situations in my books. They might be things that haven’t happened to me, but they’re usually things that have happened to people I know. When members of … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts
I have nothing to talk about today. For the most part, my brain is concentrating on a story I shouldn’t start writing until I’ve finished the one I’m working on right now. It yearns to write that new story to … Continue reading
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Reviewing the Situation
I love Oliver! Not as much as my brother and best friend who watched it together the first time they ever met, but it’s a great musical. That’s where the title of this blog is from, in case you were … Continue reading
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