Mistakes, Mistakes, Mistakes… All authors have one writing weakness or another. Here are some of mine: Its/It’s, Your/You’re To apostrophize or not to apostrophize–that is the question, and a frequent mistake I make when I dash off a quickie email … Continue reading →
Santa has finally made a holiday appearance at my house! This is my “Hoo-hoo-hoo” holiday Santa, presented to me by my daughter when she was a first-grader. I hang it up every year to remind her I love her–and to … Continue reading →
Words are a writer’s tools, and for authors of Regency romance, the vocabulary of cant adds color and humor to story. But what is cant? Cant is slang. Merriam Webster says it is “the private language of the underworld”. But it’s also the … Continue reading →
This week I’ve rounded up three stories from the Wall Street Journal that illustrate the current world of publishing. Slipstream goes Mainstream There’s a new genre of writing out there called Slipstream: Slipstream encompasses writing that slips in and out of conventional … Continue reading →
A friend of mine recently declared how happy she is about Matthew Goode portraying George Wickham in the PBS version of P.D. James’s Death Comes to Pemberley. He is one of the best-cast characters in this bleak, dark, depressing representation of … Continue reading →
No–not that kind of ring! All right, I confess, I’m reprising a blog from July 1, 2014 regarding rings. I’m in the thick of the third book in my Ring series. This manuscript I had to put down to address … Continue reading →
My new release, Bella’s Band, is being featured today at Kathryn Kane–Romance. Please stop by and read the excerpt posted there. If you’ve never heard of Kathryn, she is the author of an erotic Regency romance, Deflowering Daisy, and the brains behind The … Continue reading →
My fellow Soul Mate Publishing author, Christina Kirby, tagged me on the Writing Process Blog Hop, and I realized this is my second Hop go-around. But several months have gone by, and I do have some new answers to … Continue reading →
I am happy to announce that Rosalyn’s Ring is a finalist in the novella category of the Book Buyer’s Best contest sponsored the Orange County Chapter of RWA. The competition is heavy, with three other OCCRWA members in the running … Continue reading →
One of my friends posted in our local Romance Writers of America chapter’s loop about how enthused and reenergized she was after coming back from the RWA conference in San Antonio, Texas. Me? Not so much. It’s been over a week and I … Continue reading →