Writing Life

Woo-hoo! Just got a “DNF” review from Dear Author

January 20, 2012

And in exciting review news, I got reviewed on Dear Author!  (In case anyone is not familiar, Dear Author is one of the bigger Romance reviewing sites out there.) Jayne from DA gave my story “Loving a Fairy Godmother” a DNF (did not finish). It seems that the “Cinderella as Voyeur” aspect of the story [...]

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That which we call a rose…

June 17, 2011

I believe that the only profession that people have more aliases than Romance Writers would probably be those in fields somehow related to International espionage.  Truly, my head hurts sometimes trying to keep up with which authors have multiple names, and making sure the correct names are grouped together. I’m not talking simply taking a [...]

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My Post at Liquid Silver SEx Blog

April 13, 2011

My very first post ever at my Publishing House!  I’m over at the Liquid Silver SEx Blog, talking about those final hours of my debut novel’s release day!

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I’m the newest Plot Mama

April 7, 2011

http://plotmamas.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/let-me-introduce-me/ Yes, I am now a member of another group blog, a blog about mixing motherhood and writing.  The invitation to join comes at a great point in my life, since right now, I have no clue on how to balance the two.  I hope writing about it and interacting with other ladies dealing with [...]

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In the Beginning, the Gods Got it On!

March 13, 2011

As I write for a weekly blog, I figure I need to start linking to those posts.  So here you go! http://www.castlesandguns.com/2011/03/creation-myth-or-in-beginning-gods-got.html

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Get Your 2011 Goals Here!

January 1, 2011

Goals are Dreams with Deadlines I’m not sure exactly where I heard the above, so I don’t know where to give credit, but it is one of my most favorite ‘kick your butt into gear’ quotes – and a perfect way to begin the New Year. I prefer goals to resolutions or dreams.  Just dreaming/ [...]

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What the 30th Annual RWA Convention taught me

August 8, 2010

Three days after I got home from the 30th Annual RWA Convention – held this year in Orlando, FL – my hubby asked me what stuck with me most strongly.  What I came up with was not what the answer I would have expected to give as I was going through the convention. It was [...]

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Why I’ll Never Be a Hater

April 6, 2010

Anyone here remember the movie Exit To Eden? Come back with me to the mid-nineties.  It was a time where films like Basic Instinct, The Last Seduction, and others full of dark, sexual, and complicated themes were hits both financially and critically.  Producers were scrambling like mad to come up with others in the same [...]

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Dear Heavens… The Rejection!

February 18, 2010

A few days ago, I received what I consider my first ‘real’ rejection for one of my stories.  (Yay, I popped my… nevermind…) So, after a few tears and some blubbering on the phone to family, I took a deep breath and a step back. My story was for an open call from Samhain, one [...]

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Writing Tip – WRITE!!!!!!!!!

January 3, 2010

Oh, I hear the ‘DUH’ echoing throughout cyberspace as I type, but give me a second to explain. First, let me clarify that I am talking to the writers out there who hope to be published.  For those who are not familiar with the world of to-be-published, it is world of near insanity, not unlike [...]

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