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Category Archives: The Writing Life

Research, revisions, reviews rejection…it’s all part of the writing life. But there are thrills too—seeing the cover for the first time, book signings, meeting other romance fans, and those days when scenes just write themselves. I’ll be writing about all that and more…

Romantic times in Ohio

This weekend was spent in lovely, exotic Columbus, Ohio for the Romantic Times Convention. It was also spent finishing up my book, Writing Girl #2 and taking some much needed downtime. Even though it was a working trip, I still had a nice time. Here’s why:

Room service coffee delivered. Good morning!
Writing in bed while drinking [...]

A big weekend of romance

When it rains it pours! Literally–it’s been raining for two days straight here in NYC. And I mean it figuratively, too. It’s a BIG weekend for me coming up. I’ve got a book due on May 1st–Gah!!! The work in progress is Writing Girl book #2, featuring Lady Julianna Somerset, whom you will meet in [...]

When things go wrong at weddings

While I’m busy planning my wedding, I’m noticing that there are a million opportunities for things to go wrong. At first, I was only really concerned about the weather. Since my wedding will be outside on a farm, my rain plan is currently more detailed that my sunshine plan.
And then there are the cake stories. [...]

Happy Anniversary, New York City!

Speaking of anniversaries, this time of year marks my 8 YEAR anniversary of moving to New York City. When September 11th happened, I was printing out my college application to NYU. I wanted to be a New York City girl so badly nothing was going to stop me.
So, in early January 2002 my folks drove [...]

And the title of my next book is…

In the end, it was inevitable that my publisher would reject my title: The Sinfully Seductive Rakish Rogue’s Mysterious Midnight Mistress of Pleasure. Fitting it on a mass-market size book in a readable font size was an insurmountable challenge. Instead, the new title is….
Well, first let’s talk about how books get titles!
An author submits a [...]

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