Goodmorning Inkers!
I have some fabulous news to share with you all! I sold my Regency romance novella, Her Captain Returns, to The Wild Rose Press!
I am totally psyched about it! I’m not sure when it will be out, but I will keep you posted.
For now, here is a short blurb:

Miss Corinne Claymore, never [...]

Before I get started, I want to state up front that I’m not a Grammar Queen. I’m not sure I could diagram a sentence and sometimes I screw up my tenses. But I’ve got the basics down (I think, I hope) and I really hate it if I send an email or do a [...]

Rome wasn’t built in a day. It took a week to make the moon and the stars, the sun and the earth, and Jupiter and Mars. That either was accomplished demonstrates not only stamina, but also perseverance. Ok. God is God and could do anything, but civilizations are born of man. So if man can [...]

It’s Mother’s Day. I hope you spend a lovely day with your moms or your kids or your grandmothers. I’ll make this post short but not necessarily sweet. Lately, the mothers (and fathers) I read about in romance novels get a raw deal. A lot of them are just plain dead. If they’re alive, they are eeevil. [...]

Romance is not just around for our entertainment. Sure it gets you through the hard days when nothing goes right. And sure it helps you escape to a wonderful fantasy place. I won’t disagree with this, however, romance is also a big helper in charities.
Brenda Novak is hosting her annual  Juvenile Diabetes Research Charity Auction, [...]

I’ve come to realize something. My writing habits are not really habits at all. They’re… progression in several directions.
I write when no one is home or after the men are asleep. It’s hard to write a good kiss, or something even hotter when the 6 yo ace reader is haunting my office. It’s really [...]

I visited the Purple Hearts blog a few days ago, and Nancy Haddock was their special guest. Nancy’s post was about the road she’s traveled to become published. BTW - Nancy’s new release La Vida Vampire looks like a fun read.
The last part of her post made me think about writing the book of your [...]

Have you seen that commercial on tv, the guy is sitting at his desk doing nothing, and the phone rings.  He picks it up really fast and says “Busy!” then slams it down and continues staring at the wall.  A friend walks by and says hello, he turns to him and says “Can’t talk now! [...]

One of the fun things about writing is that there is so much advice given, much of it conflicting. One thing I’ve learned though is there is no “right” way to write. You have to do what works for you.
I’m always struck by writers who say they never read in their genre when they are [...]

Don’t ever let anyone fool you into thinking that writing a book is easy. Sadly, this is a common misconception among the general public and perhaps many readers (not our readers of course *smile*).
The other day I was working on a scene in my book and came across something I was unsure of. I didn’t [...]