I was thinking about this on my way home today (I’ve just been to see the new movie Casanova, and felt inspired in the sense of having seen a true rake fall madly in love) and I was trying to define what inspires me (or anyone for that matter).
I came to the simple solution that [...]

First let me say sorry this is so late. We didn’t have electric this morning and it wasn’t back on til a bit ago.

I’ve always heard that you keep organized can speak volumns. So I’m kind of courious how true this is.

Personally I don’t think it holds a candle to the truth. I’m a [...]

I’m sure everyone battles with this. Your imagination runs freely, and you’re just unable to put a damper on it. But your time just isn’t enough.
I’m struggling to find enough time to write on my second MS (I’m making myself an hour or so every day to work on it, but it’s difficult sometimes. I [...]

Well, so far, I have not met any of the New Year’s goals that I didn’t make in the first place.
Even though I resolved not to resolve anything, those pesky things are still there, lurking like a shadow in the back of my mind. The desire to do certain things better. To lose this monster [...]

Yup, that’s right. I want to know how your doing on your WIP/research or whatever it is that you’ve been working on. Also a goal you hope to hit (no pressure) for the month. I know it’s mid-point of the month but now that the stress is over from the holidays and life is somewhat [...]

This is my last blog with Romantically Inclined, and I have to say that I’m going to miss it because I’ve had such a fun week with all of you. It also puts me in a dilemma because there are still so many things I could blog about–how to keep from burning out, how to [...]

It’s about 5:30 a.m. as I write this. It’s not the earliest I’ve sat down at my computer. I’ve been here at all hours, day and night, but for some reason working in the morning is best for me. Don’t get me wrong. I’d much rather be in bed right now sleeping, but [...]

Most publishing houses try to involve the author in the selection of a cover in some way or other. This is not to say that they give the author what she wants in terms of a cover, but that they at least try to make the cover a representation of the book.
A lot of authors [...]

Pen Name. Pseudonym. Nom de plume. They all mean writing under a name different than your given name. People have been doing it since the writer scratched “Anonymous” on a stone tablet. Some say Shakespeare was a pen name. Mark Twain was another famous one. Today even more authors use them: Julia Quinn, JD [...]

Once you sell a book to a publishing house, your editor is your main contact. She is the person who fell in love with the book, hammered out the contract details with your agent, and she will be the one to make sure your check arrives, send you a revision letter, and approve your [...]