The Ugly Human Emotion
I am not everyone’s favorite writer, and I want to assure you that I am totally fine with that. Really. What matters to me is that, of the people who do read and love my work, readers describe my characters … Continued
We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program
Wow. I and the rest of the indie publishing community are still reeling from this latest scandal, although I’m sure it’s not just the indie publishing community. If you haven’t heard about the latest whisperings of plagiarism in the romance … Continued
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Readers who have been “with me” for a long time know that I have a steadfast rule—I rarely read in my genre, and I don’t for lots of reasons. The biggest reason is that I don’t want to sound like … Continued
A Sincere Thanks
What a weird weekend it was in the world of writing. I was consumed with one author pulling her book off the shelves indefinitely, but then a fellow author alerted me to yet another author doing her best to decimate … Continued
Telling the Story…No Matter What
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that M. Leighton has felt compelled to pull her book Until I Break from publication. I read her blog post about her decision which, I’m sure, was quite agonizing for her. She wanted to … Continued
A Helping Hand
As the indie author market grows, so do the number of indie authors…and I think that’s exciting! People who have dreamed for years of having their work read now have the opportunity. As my own writing has become more noticed, … Continued
Vanilla or Chocolate (or Strawberry…)?
I need to stop reading reviews of my work. Those of you who are on my Facebook page already know I’ve said this. And I mean it! When I first started out, I read reviews for a couple of reasons. … Continued
The End of Summer
Summer is finally drawing to a close. It’s always a bittersweet time for me. In the summer, I have fewer responsibilities than during the rest of the school year. Yes, I still teach, but it’s more laid back and there … Continued
Feel Free to Disregard This Little Rant…I Just Have to Say It!
Originally posted on July 5, 2012 Those of you who read my blog/website on a fairly regular basis know that I don’t like to criticize writers publicly. That is, I might dislike a book and I might speak of it … Continued
Romance, Erotica, and “Mommy Porn”: Steamy contemporary romance is legit
Originally posted on March 10, 2012 Today, my significant other pointed me to an article he found on the New York Times website about E L James’s Fifty Shades trilogy. I’d heard about her books, but I haven’t read them. … Continued
