As you read this, I’m probably driving to, from or attending this event::
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Romance Writing But Were Afraid to Ask
Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 11 am
Valley Center County Library
Panel: HelenKay Dimon, Leanne Shawler, & Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
For more information, check here.
If you’re in the San Diego area, stop [...]

Normally I skip over magazine articles with titles like Ain’t No Mountain High Enough This time, while looking at the pretty pictures in Elle, I saw this one by Louisa Kamp and kept reading because the subtitle said: “Why do some people get ahead while others are perpetually stuck at the bottom?” I’ve [...]

There’s this book I keep seeing. It’s by a debut author. Looks good. Getting great reviews. Been optioned for a movie. But…it’s a hardcover. I’m fine with picking up hardcovers, but it’s a risk. For this one, I’m going to get it anyway. The price is good [...]

If you’re looking for an alternative to March Madness (ie, the college basketball tournament), there is a literary tournament going on. It’s called The Morning News Tournament of Books. Powell’s sponsors it. It’s described as: “…an annual battle royale amongst the top novels in ‘literary fiction’ published throughout the year.” [...]

Yesterday was a big day in romance novel land. The RITA (RWA’s award for best published books of the year) and the Golden Heart (RWA’s award for best unpublished manuscripts of the year) finalists got their calls. I didn’t enter so I totally forgot about announcement day until I signed on and saw [...]

Many review sites and periodicals give grades in reviews. As a reader, my eyes immediately go to the letter then I read the review. When paging through the Entertainment Weekly book reviews, grades play a huge part in the order in which I read. Going page by page is just too boring. [...]

Every author I know checks Amazon and B&N for the ranking of their releases. If someone says he/she never checks, I assume the person is lying. It’s just one of those things authors do. Much like breathing and procrastination.
Not that the rankings actually mean anything, of course. The Wall Street Journal [...]

I’m over at Access Romance’s All A-Blog today. The topic is…well, it’s kind of all over the place, but it’s basically about the RWA-sponsored magazine for booksellers and librarians called Romance Sells and the “sister” website called Have We Got A Story For You.

I’m not much for books that ponder things. By that I mean those of the All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten variety. Are they considered part of the self-help genre? Don’t know. Just know I avoid them. I consider myself somewhat thoughtful. Not sure [...]

This post combines two of my favorite things - shopping and procrastination.
When it comes to writing, I’m a pantser. I don’t do a 150 page outline (like Suzanne Brockmann). Don’t have a posterboard with colored sticky notes on it indicating plot points (like Alison Kent). Don’t do storyboards with pictures from magazines [...]