Lately, I’ve been kind of quiet online. Or maybe it’d be more accurate to say I seemed to have fallen off the face of the
Category: Writing
When writing is like parachuting
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. I’m a pantser, or organic writer, which means I throw myself into each new book
Magic systems–fun and headache
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. A friend of mine always says, whenever you invent a magic system, give it to
A hands-on answer to where ideas come from
Writers often get the question where their ideas come from, and the answers are often myriad–and vague. That’s typically not because we want to be
Dual returns
So I lasted about three days without writing after finishing Before and After the Wedding before I started getting restless, and now I’m back at
Before and After the Wedding done… again!
Yes, that’s right, yesterday I finished Before and After the Wedding, my angsty, dark, erotic marriage-in-trouble romance, again! Unlike in the movies where writers seem
What makes something erotic, part III
I’ve been toying around with an erotic novella, and musing again on what makes something erotic. This isn’t the first time (Part I, Part II),
The Balancing Act of Finishing a Book
The closer I get to the end of a book, the more it starts feeling like a balancing act. I’m down to it now with
Proofreading: Make Word read to you
Sometimes, writing is like laying a puzzle. You’ve got some of the pieces, and they’re clean and spotless. Others seem a bit murky, or plain
How the Battlestar Galactica board game can help your writing
So I’m a big fan of board games, and fortunately so is my darling husband, which means we play a lot of them. What does