So, I’m sure I’m breaking all kinds of blogging etiquette by simply posting links without some deep and intellectual commentary attached, but that’s fine.  It’s a beautiful day for writing about men with claws and girls with arrows, and I prefer to … [Read more...]

Howdy.  I’ve posted an excerpt to A Taste of Crimson, but it’s Chapter Two.  Trust me, you don’t want to read Chapter One.  At least, you don’t if you want to read Liz Maverick’s book completely unspoiled - which you totally do.  … [Read more...]

I finally have some pictures from the Romantic TImes Conference in St. Louis.  This is a thin slice of the ballroom where the book signing event took place.  Crazy, wild - attendees had to wait an hour just to reach the cash registers. Me at my post.  I think … [Read more...]

I’ve been reading like a crazy person, and enjoying myself completely.  Here are some of the books that I’ve found (and now highly recommend): Metallic Love by Tanith Lee - A streetwise young woman falls in love with a robot. Out by Natsuo Kirino - a … [Read more...]

Howdy, guys.  I’m back from RT and it was great.  Made some wonderful new friends, and I appreciate everyone who came to the signing or who just said hello.  If you took pictures, send them to me! Also, there’s a new interview up at Writer’s … [Read more...]

The Smart Bitches have posted a new entry that takes a gander at the differences between Alpha and Beta heroes in romance novels.  Personally, all these labels confuse me, though I’ve read enough in the genre to finally figure out the accepted difference (whereas … [Read more...]

Just a not-so-quick note before I begin work.  Paperback Writer has a great entry on editing today, which I find particularly useful.  Everyone has their own technique for killing their darlings, but reading about how other writers do it is like shopping around for new … [Read more...]

It’s not very nice to post unflattering pictures of people (or dogs), but I thought this was too good to pass up.  So here, I present Daisy in the morning: this is the way she usually looks before coffee and makeup.  … [Read more...]

Just got back from my booksigning at Conkeys.  It was worth the entire trip just to see my English professor, who showed up out of the blue to say hi.  Professor Peter Fritzell is a brilliant man—a master writer—and he completely changed the way I look at … [Read more...]

You can now see Patti O’Shea’s cover for Through A Crimson Veil, the third book of the Crimson City series - and boy, it is a gorgeous piece of art. … [Read more...]