If you’re in and around Southern California this weekend, you have not one but two opportunities to see me - to the extent you’re so inclined - and pick up some signed books.
On Friday I will be signing with Vicki Lewis Thompson. The event starts at 7:00 p.m. Here is [...]

There are about 1,000 books out there on and about writing.
Who am I kidding…there are about 10,000 books out there on and about writing. You can get dizzy trying to pick out a few good ones. But, I think I found one. It’s called Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules Of Writing. [...]

A recent article on yahoo gives a little insight into certain male types. The not-so-attractive ones. The article is called, 10 Turnoffs that Make Great Gals Wave Goodbye. Think of this as a yahoo outline of what a romance novel hero should not be.
The article got me thinking about certain male types [...]

I am blogging at Sven’s Site today. The topic is why I write. It’s based on this quote from producer/writer/actor Bobby Moresco:
I write for the memory of my mother and father. I write for the future of my children and grandchildren who will know this world without me. I write because I can [...]

Today is Veteran’s Day (or the weekday on which the government celebrates it). Thank you to all who serve, all who have served and to the families of both. Veteran’s Day makes me think of that speech by Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men:
Son, we live in a world that has walls. [...]

It is Sven check in day. Go post those totals and give us a little update.
Speaking of update… I’m in the middle of writing a Christmas novella for the Oct. ‘08 anthology release, TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. Up until this point, most of the novellas I’ve written start with a hero [...]

I picked up Men’s Journal (Dec. 07) the other day. There is a menacing photo of Russell Crowe on the cover. The title of the article on him is: Our Favorite S.O.B. How could I resist that?
Inside was another article that caught my interest. The editors name the 15 best [...]

I’m over at the Brava Blog talking about Christmas romances.
The topic is somewhat timely since I’m writing a holiday romance right now. It will be in the Brava anthology TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT that comes out October ‘08. Yeah, I know that seems like it’s a long time from now. [...]

It is never too late to buy a copy (or 40) of YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY (note the handy link where you can click to buy it). I don’t pimp it every single day (tho I am tempted), but folks still are picking it up and reading it. I love those people. [...]

Here’s one of those things that could only happen to me: I got shut out of my website over the weekend. Could not sign on and draft a new entry. Couldn’t even look at the site. Yeah, I am waiting for a swarm of locusts to attack my house.
While I was [...]