Romance Weekly – First Kiss #LoveWriteChat

Hey there! You likely just bounced over here from Katie O’Connor’s blog. Welcome! Author Kim Handysides had a fabulous idea for this week’s RW blog hop: first kisses. I’ve decided to share with you my first kiss, and my first real kiss. There...

Romance Weekly: Flash Fiction!

It’s time for some Romance Weekly, #LoveWriteChate fun! If you’ve wandered over from Gemma Brocato’s blog, welcome! This week’s challenge came from Susan Peterson Wisnewski, a 100-150 word flash fiction piece using the words: candle, chocolate...

Romance Weekly – 12 August 2014

I’ve yet to post about my trip to this year’s RWA Conference in San Antonio. There were so many great experiences, and I promise to chronicle them all for you soon. One definite highlight was meeting many of the incredibly talented people behind Romance...

Brushing up against greatness

Back on March 26th, I received a frantic phone call from my good friend and author, Denny S. Bryce. I already knew why she was calling, because I had just read the news. Denny is a finalist for Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart® Awards for (as yet)...

Impatience: Fighting my DIY tendencies

To self-pub or not to self-pub, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of submissions and rejections, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and cast your net in the vast ocean that is KDP, Smashwords and...

Tasty Tuesday – What is it?

Each week, a few of my author pals and I indulge in some visual inspiration and celebrate the people, places and things that rev our writer engines. Or, in other words, we post hot photos. Watch for the hashtag #TastyTuesday on Facebook and Twitter from Noon to 5pm...