Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride
So I’m hitting the home stretch with Your Alibi, where I’ve cannily avoided disbursing chunks of backstory, but still managed to get everything across. For me, this is also known as the halfway point. Sometimes reaching this point can be a bit of a struggle but once I get the momentum behind me, I’m like [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words
Want some? Go here. No, I’m not gonna explain how this ties into my current WIP. Sorry I haven’t been posting, but I’m nose to the grindstone, almost to the halfway mark, and my DSL has been out for two days now. I’ll be more entertaining forthwith, promise. If ya pick up some peppermint peckers, [...]
So you’re tired of straight missionary, huh?
Me too. I’ve been a lazy cow, so far as blogging is concerned, but I’ve been writing my ass off, which you’ll have noticed if you’re keeping an eye on my progress bar. On some thread or other on Smart Bitches (because really, what else do I read on the Intarweb?), they were talking about [...]
A matter of taste
This afternoon while taking a break from coding this dreadful template (still haven’t got the bloody sidebar quite right), I realized just how subjective enjoyment of a book can be. People have been recommending the JD Robb novels for a while, so on my last mammoth order from Amazon, I picked up the first three. [...]
You know what time it is?
People ask me how I write romantic comedy, day after day, no matter how crappy my mood may be. Behold, my secret weapon! I defy anyone not to watch that and giggle a little bit. Happy September! PS – IT’S PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!
Rejections — a badge of honor?
Over on Pub Rants, Agent Kristin wrote an entry about a teenage girl’s parent sending her a nasty e-mail, after she rejected the query. The gist of her message is: Publishing is a business, and rejections are part of the biz. She also went on to cushion the blow a bit by calling them “a [...]