Craft
Advice
I joined Romance Writers of America in early 2003 when an acquaintance brought me as her guest to a Sacramento Valley Rose meeting. It was
Luck had nothing to do with it. (Okay, maybe a little something…)
When I was, like, eight, I begged my mother for a lucky rabbit’s foot. (Don’t ask me why people feel these are so lucky. I’m
Beginnings
Today I’m at Left Coast Crime in Sacramento — the best thing about this conference is that it’s local! No airfare, no hotel. I’m “commuting”
Breaking Rules, Revised
I didn’t have a blog idea for today because my daughter Kelly was supposed to write a blog about the whole Wall Street Journal opinion
Writer as God
Writer as God Last week, I turned in the revisions of IF I SHOULD DIE, minus the ending. The last sixty pages just weren’t working.
Special Weekend Guest Blogger Misa Ramirez
Please welcome my friend Misa Ramirez. For a short time, we were in the same critique group here in Sacramento. We have a lot in
Book Questionnaire and Other Stuff
I’m neck deep in revisions for KISS ME, KILL ME — due in four days — so my creative energies are focused solely on rewriting
Afterward: Thrillerfest
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) hosts Thrillerfest in NYC the second week of every July. On Sunday, I returned from the Thrillerfest V, elated and
Guest Blogger: YA Reader and Reviewer Kelly Brennan
My eighth grade daughter Kelly is an avid reader and will soon be launching her own blog when her mother finds ten minutes to put
Publishing is as easy as one, two, $599 and up
It’s been a little over forty-eight hours since the announcement that Harlequin has joined in a self-publishing venture with Author Solutions, a vanity press. I


















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