There’s something almost magical about sitting down to write something new. I often do it with very little idea of what I’m going to be
Category: Romance
Romantic Comedies to Love: Intolerable Cruelty
I read that fewer and fewer romantic comedies are getting made (R.I.P. Romantic Comedies: Why Harry Wouldn’t Meet Sally in 2013) and I think that’s
Before and After the Wedding done!
Before and After the Wedding, my angsty marriage-in-trouble romance, is DONE and off to my first readers! Yay! I’ve been celebrating with some delicious Lindt
Amalfi Coast
I’m nearing the end of my edits of Before and After the Wedding. My characters are back at the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Italy and
Tortured characters—why do we love them?
Or perhaps I ought to say, “why do I love them?”. Because I do. Just last week I was down with a nasty cold, and
Italy and Japanese Cartoons
I’m close to finishing my Italian-placed romance novel (tentatively titled Before and After the Wedding), and yesterday I was perusing some of the early scenes
What makes something erotic, part II
Back in this post, I pondered what it is that makes something erotic by going at it backwards–that writing is definitely not erotic if the
Developing Ideas or Why a frigging utility closet?
You start out with an idea (and where does it come from? A topic for another day…). It’s a small kernel, something simple. But how
What makes something erotic?
I got this question the other day and it got me thinking. There are probably, oh, about a million answers or so, but here’s one
Agony/Ecstasy released
Agony/Ecstasy: Original Stories of Agonizing Pleasure/Exquisite Pain hits stores today! The anthology contains really varied takes on the twin emotions of pain and pleasure, so