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How to Write a Sex Scene
One of the more intimidating parts of writing a romance can be when it’s time down and dirty with your words. Now, not every romance novel needs to have sex described in the barest details. How vivid you make the scene is up to you, […]
Thirty-Four
It’s that time of year, that point where I acknowledge that it’s the New Year for me, and I talk about my goals, and my desires, and my failings. I usually make my birthday posts at least slightly humorous, but I’m not feeling much in […]
Be Calm. Be Brave
I posted on Instagram yesterday about my 2019 writing goals. You can see my “other goals” for the year down at the bottom. They are pretty broad, but they include the mantra I’ve lived by for the last couple of years. I’ve never made it […]
2019
I’m not in the habit of writing New Year’s posts. In fact, I haven’t been in the habit of writing posts at all lately. But that is something I would like to change in the coming year. I’m more of a “goals” than a “resolutions” […]
Ethan & Juliet Cover Reveal!
I absolutely love this cover. The composition of the image absolutely slays me. The embrace perfectly symbolizes the push and pull of Ethan & Juliet’s relationship. (Scroll down for a larger image.) Ethan & Juliet: The first in the Try Again Series, a collection of […]
Ethan & Juliet Chapter One
If you follow me on Instagram you’ll have heard me talking about Ethan & Juliet since August at least. And if you’re one of the real lucky ones who read all the way to the end of The Other Lane, then you’ve already seen it. […]
How to Prepare for Nanowrimo When You Don’t Plot
It’s that glorious time of year again. That time when thousands of people frantically write a new novel together. It’s like a writer’s Christmas time. This year I have given myself the extra challenge of releasing a book four days after nanowrimo ends, which means […]
Ethan & Juliet is Coming!
Sometimes I get so busy writing I forget I have a blog. The past couple of months that has so been the case. I spent July finishing the first draft of my fourth novel, The Van Birch Incident. Then I spent August revising Ethan & […]
Why Yes, There are Books Out There That Aren’t About Rich White Dudes
Sometimes I forget I don’t live in a safe, feminist-thinking, people loving bubble. I mean, at home, we have two mostly non-verbal kiddos. It’s a love-fest of speech coaching, playing in the hose, and sneaking words in on the stair case when the kiddos aren’t […]
Anxiety
Anxiety is not my friend. It’s the demon on my shoulder that I’ve carried around since I was 7 or 8 who consistently tells me I’m not good enough. Who tells me I am going to fail. Who tells me to give up and not […]