I never really noticed until someone pointed it out to me, but I find that I HAVE to write with background noise.  I’m not sure why, but it really helps to get me in the zone.
I know when I was in college I used to blare the stereo when I’d be writing a term paper, [...]

You’ve probably seen these definitions of love or variations thereof before. They make it to my e-mail inbox regularly. I hope it’s true that real kids said them and that they’re not an urban myth of cuteness personified. Here are three that caught my eye:When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You [...]

It’s been said many times by many authors that writers should know their characters in every way. This concept is a bit hard to swallow for a person who likes to run with the story. We don’t slow down long enough to notice our character’s likes or dislikes. Make them up as we go along [...]

Since I’m attending the conference in San Francisco I’ve been thinking about promo. Last time I went to the RWA conference I distributed bookmarks and business cards via the goodie room and thought I’d do something similar this year. Then last week, thanks to the Marketing for Romance Writers loop, I had another idea. Book [...]

Happy Wednesay!
Just for fun and your information, and because I have a sick toddler and I want to make things easier on myself today, I am posting the blog I wrote for History Undressed here today.  So I hope you enjoy!
When digging into historical costumes, things that are most discussed is usually the clothes and [...]

I read a book this weekend that was written maybe twenty years ago, published then, and republished maybe ten years ago. I rather enjoyed the story. But then, I am easy to please, usually. And while the plot moved forward and the undercurrents were well planned and thought out, and the main characters were intriguing [...]

Last September I received information that a publisher was seeking a specific kind of novella for an anthology they were planning. It wasn’t really my genre, but I thought I’d give it a shot. I sat right down and typed up 3,000 words. And then—nothing.   Well, not exactly nothing. I completed my work in progress, so [...]

I’m late. So sorry for that. I have a great excuse or at least it sounds good to me. I’ve been lost. No, not in the swamplands of Louisiana but lost in my research. It’s truly amazing how you begin researching one tiny thing for your WIP and suddenly your in this time warp and [...]

Well, obviously I’ve been here, but now I’m gone. LOL
Today is my son’s K-class field trip to the zoo, his first actually. I’m a chaparone parent to my kid and one other. Not a bad gig considering. I just have to lug the backpack with all our lunches and drinks in it because we only [...]

I’ve been thinking about names lately since I’m at the planning stage for my next book.
When it comes to my stories I need the perfect names for my hero and heroine before I can write a single word. I know some people can call their characters A & B and slot names in later or [...]