June 4, 2009Musings Scenes and Sequels One of the big things I got out of reading Dwight Swain’s Techniques of the Selling Writer is the concept of Scenes […]
June 2, 2009Musings A Publishing Geek I have had the good fortune to get to know over the last year or two, indie writer Zoe Winters. Zoe is […]
May 27, 2009Musings More On Paranormal Romance Vs. Urban Fantasy This is a big question for me lately, so I’ve been trolling the internet looking for a definitive definition trying to decide […]
May 26, 2009Musings Am I Paranormal Romance Or Urban Fantasy? I’ve been having a bit of a genre–well I was going to say crisis, but it’s not that severe–thing lately. Now here’s […]
May 23, 2009Musings Confessions of An Aspiring Romance Novelist I have come to realize recently that I am something of an oddity in the romance community (aspiring and otherwise). It doesn’t […]
May 21, 2009Musings Archetype: The Fiction Writer’s Guide to Psychology As you all know, I love sharing links to handy dandy resources. Given my previous jaunts in romantic suspense, I’ve accrued quite […]
May 19, 2009Musings Romance University: R U Ready? Forgive my lack of postiness. I have been tied up busy with things like laying a new bathroom floor, building a flowerbed, […]
May 17, 2009Musings Combatting The Fluff: My Scene Requirements I’ve made so many changes in my process while writing this book. In an attempt to get beyond my innate pantser tendencies […]
May 15, 2009Musings 5 Favorite Movie Kisses This is all Pot’s fault. She’s been watching Veronica Mars again, and sighing about Veronica and Logan’s first kiss, which sent me […]
May 12, 2009Musings Simplify, Simplify My current WIP, Hunted in Shadow, is set up around a murder and a missing person. The murder peripherally affects the hero […]