Category: Writing

  • Choices for The Carpe Diem Café

    Choices for The Carpe Diem Café

    Here’s what to expect from the contemporary romances in my new The Carpe Diem Café series.

  • The Same But Different

    I haven’t blogged much in recent years about writing and publishing, mostly because I’ve been so busy doing both. While it’s really satisfying to have the rights back to all of my work, becoming my own publisher has meant a lot more admin work. I still think about writing, publishing, and the balancing act of…

  • Building a World Guide

    This past week, I’ve been talking in my reader group on Facebook about keeping track of fictional worlds. Since compiling the world guide for Dragonfire – which was a seemingly endless job – I knew I needed a better system. I’ve been using a new tool this past year, mostly for DragonFate, and am pleased…

  • NaNoWriMo 2020

    It’s that time again. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) launches tomorrow. Participants aim to write 50,000 words in the month of November. Participation is free. As usual, I’m participating. If you want a writing buddy, you can friend me at NaNo right here. I’ll be putting down the words for Just One Silver Fox, as well…

  • Ten Things I Learned From Copy Editors

    The other evening, I was reading a book, and a sentence stopped me cold. “No!” she hissed. I put the book down, wondering what had happened to all the copy editors. When I was traditionally published, one of the most dreaded phases of the editorial process for me was the copy edit. Copy editors are…