Jaci tagged me to write seven random facts about myself. I’m not that interesting, but I still think I can come up with seven…
1. My grandfather (mom’s dad) was a coal miner.
2. I’ve worked for an Immigration Judge, a Member of the European Parliament and a U.S. Congressman. And by work I [...]

My RITA books arrived. These are the books I read and judge for the RWA contest. It’s a big deal and I take it seriously. I’m actually excited to dig in. I have seven category romance books and a novella. In other words, I have some work to do. [...]

Seems to me we all need a short break from talk of plagiarism and copyrights and all related topics. This should do it…
Esquire - yeah, I read the magazine now and then - has a monthly feature called 10 Things You Don’t Know About Women. Models, actresses and a host of other [...]

A few people have emailed and asked if I was going to chime in on the Cassie Edwards’ fiasco. Honestly, I wasn’t. Other sites covered the situation far better than I could have, so I refrained. The situation made me sad and frustrated. Every single time I see allegations like this, in [...]

We are nearing the end of the Sweat Challenge. Head on over and report your progress, thoughts…whatever. While there, read through some of the comments. The progress is amazing!

Inspiration comes in many forms. You can check out my blog at the Sweat Challenge today for some attempted words of encouragement. Or, if you’re the more visual sort, you can take a peek at the absolute best Christmas holiday antho cover ever!!

Now all you have to do is wait until [...]

A few days ago I picked up on a meme started by Zaza and passed around by several authors called Top Tens Signs A Book Is Written By Me. I enjoyed it so much, I thought I’d do a different kind of list today. This one is: Top Ten Things You Won’t See [...]

Following up on yesterday’s post… For me, the fastest way to break my concentration when I’m reading a romance novel is to have a hero not act or sound the way I want him to act or sound. By that I don’t mean that all romance heroes should be the same. Quite the [...]

Alison Kent posted her Top Ten List (see yesterday’s blog). She said this:
My heroes will sound like men, including having foul mouths when it’s in character. They can talk cooking as well as sports, but they will not be girls in men suits.
Yes. God, yes.
This is a biggie for me too. [...]

This is not the usual end of the year list. Nope. This one is the Top Ten Signs A Book Is Written By Me list. I can’t claim an originality in the idea. Jill Monroe, Jaci Burton and Gena Showalter all posted theirs. I thought it was cool, so here’s [...]