"Editing: The most important thing you will ever do. I'm not kidding. First, self-edit. Find your style. Do you like to edit as you write? Do you prefer to finish the first draft and then go back and edit? Fine. The important thing is that you do it. You may scoff,...
I'm visiting Book Junkie today where I'm talking about my contemporary romance, Fancy Free, and where I get some of my ideas. Fancy Free also has a great review.
This post is inspired by Heather at The Galaxy Express and her post, Attention, please! This is your heroine speaking. Dear Author, I salute you. You sit for long hours in front of the computer as you labor over our stories. Without you none of us would be here....
I've just sold book number nine in my Middlemarch Mates series. That's right. Another story about the black leopards who live in Middlemarch, but as the title suggests, this particular book is about tigers. Tiger By The Tail is Ambar's story and it's a menage a trois...
Wild Child has hit the top ten seller list at All Romance Ebooks! I'm so excited and glad that my contribution to the 28 Days of Heart series has sold so well. Wild Child is currently at number 8 (I hope I don't jinx this and wake to find my book has slid out of the...
This month All Romance eBooks is running a campaign for heart health. Twenty-eight authors (myself included) have donated short stories and all the proceeds go to the American Heart Association. I thought this week I'd cover snippets about heart health. Thirteen...
A common theme in romance novels is building trust or in some cases rebuilding it enough to make a relationship work. In my book Scarlet Woman, the heroine Emily discovers her husband has had an affair with his secretary. Her husband leaves her and subsequently dies...
Shelley is busy with edits, so here are some photos of places she's visited during the last two weekends. This is the Sky Tower, taken from the Auckland Domain. This is the Auckland War Memorial Museum. I came across some people practicing playing their bag pipes....
Where do you find love? It's a question I asked here on my blog not long ago, producing some interesting answers. Today the Tea For Two Tour continues at Love Romance Passion and I'm talking about romance and meeting places. I'm also doing a giveaway so don't forget...
