Many readers complain that they see the same stories all the time - that there’s nothing new out there.  The standard author reply goes like this:  there are only so many plots out there in romanceland, so expect to see the same storylines over and over again.  That’s probably true…but only up to a point.  [...]

I think of The Wall Street Journal as the newspaper for men in blue suits.  That could be because the guy in the blue suit I happen to be married to has a subscription.  So, with all my preconceived notions,  it cracks me up whenever I see chick lit articles in WSJ. This bizarre event [...]

We could talk about how much I love my editor.  We could talk about how grateful I am to Lori Foster and her Brava contest.  I could go on and on…and on about both subjects for hours.  Or, we could talk about me.  Let’s go with that one, shall we?
Here it is - the unveiling [...]

I’m thinking I never posted the novella cover blurb for my April 2006 Brava release When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys.  Really, I am the queen of promotion.  I’ll be lucky if I sell 3 books at this rate.
So, here it is:
Hannah Bridges is the most infuriating woman architect Whit Thomas has ever met—and [...]

I read all the time about writers who fully plot out a book before they write.  They have an outline 600 pages long for their 300 page book.  They put together poster boards with pictorial histories of each character, including the family dog and next dog neighbor who is mentioned only in passing on page [...]

I’m in a bit of a deadline crush.  Read: this book is kicking my butt.  Will explain more on that tomorrow.  For now, instead of inflicting my thoughts and usual warped humor on you today, I provide this information about some publishers looking for material.  That’s always good news, right? 
Leisure Books/Dorchester Publishing is actively [...]

I’m reading a category romance.  I have to admit it’s been some time since I’ve picked up a book from the Silhouette/Harlequin rack.  Before anyone gets upset, I don’t view these books as second-class romance novels.  They’re different from single title and that’s fine.  Just needed some time away.  That’s all.
And, it was good.  See, [...]

Over the weekend I made my usual trek - grande nonfat vanilla latte in hand - to a bookstore.  This time, it was to one of the 2,000 Borders in Washington, D.C.  I went there with a specific goal:  to buy Stephanie Bond’s In Deep Voodoo - love that title.  I ended up having a [...]

I realized this weekend that I’ve been doing this writing thing all wrong.  I use my laptop, sure.  All the cool people use laptops.  But, I write from home.  I now know I should write from a writing club.
According to a story in the New York Times on Sunday, writing clubs are all the rage.  [...]

Ah, those quotes.  You knows the ones.  You stumble across them while innocently reading a magazine about shoes, $2,000+ handbag and the motherhood plans of Brittney Spears - for those who are concerned about the ever-decreasing size of my brain cells, please know I skipped the last article. 
This time I’m talking about a quote [...]