I really admire the people who review books--it's a job I couldn't do. I have to admit that before I wrote, I never read them. These days I read my own, of course, but I'll usually flick through the other reviews that come through at the same time. A review doesn't...
This week I have a naughty list - blame on my erotic romance writer background because I get to research this stuff. :grin: Thirteen Names for the Male Genitals 1. Crown jewels (1960s) 2. Wedding tackle (1910s) 3. Bat and balls (1940s) 4. kit (19th century) 5....
One of the people I correspond with is an aspiring writer and she asked me about language in sci-fi romances. She was having problems with words to describe things in her sci-fi work that didn’t sound plain stupid. She wanted to know how I attack this aspect of world...
Ah, that made you look. Sorry if I've disappointed you, but I'm actually talking about reading - do you read romances in public? I used to do a lot of reading while I traveled via bus or train to work. I'll admit that although I'd read a romance, I'd pick one off my...
I've just finished reading a book by a fairly well-known author. The writing was solid. The characterization good. The dialogue made me chuckle in a few places, and then I reached the love scenes... Most of the love scenes took place on horseback. Now I've ridden a...
Okay. I'm totally borrowing/stealing this topic from Nicola O. Nicola mentions in her post that penises in some paranormals are different from the norm. I've run across this phenomenon before. Most notable are Lora Leigh's Breed books where barbs and knots appear...
Recently I've added some free reads to my website in the hope of attracting new readers. I've been surprised by how many extra visitors these free stories have brought to my site already because I haven't advertised them yet. My free reads are available here:...
Firstly, thanks for helping me to celebrate my birthday. I had so much fun and loved having such great company. Here are my list of my 2008 releases and my winners: Playing to Win - Darby Lohrding Fancy Free - Julie Robinson Wanderlust - Julia Smith Lovers at Last -...
