Haven’t had one of these in a while (and look at me blogging at midnight! I’ve got awesome time management skills.). I’ll just hit on the major points. Item 1: I have cover art! That’s for my October Lyrical Press book, which I haven’t talked much about because…well, October. Calculated Exposure is set in the Read more of this post »
Writing
Worse than writer’s block.
Usually I know what the next thing I’m going to write will be before I’m done with my work in progress. I may even have the character sketches and a loose synopsis written up. Right now, though, I’m at a complete loss as to what I should be working on. I guess I’m in a Read more of this post »
The f-word. (Filing!)
True story: back before I reinvented myself as a writer, I was an office flunkie. My very first job out of college was as the administrative assistant in an executive recruitment firm (later, I was the “administrative office manager” – that meant I was the lucky duck who put up signs in the bathrooms reminding Read more of this post »
Sneak Peek Sunday: Meet Macy and Cole
My contribution to day’s Sneak Peek Sunday is a bit from my quirky romantic comedy Impersonating Dad. The set-up: Cole Pearson (the female impersonator the story is named for) offers to buy my heroine Macy Vickers dinner, including fries. She balks due to a negative association involving a cockroach from earlier in the evening. Cole, Read more of this post »
I’m a busy little bee.
I’m getting back into the swing of things after December’s month of non-stop edits and trying to get a handle on time management here. For all you non-writers out there, if you’re juggling multiple contracts, you start to feel like you’re supervising an assembly line with all the querying, paperwork, edits, marketing coordination, and so Read more of this post »
Clowning around!
Release day! I’m all over the internets today, but I’ve rested a while at Lyric James’ blog where I’ve answered five questions about myself and Her Resident Jester. I’m also at the Musa blog where I tickle the dreaded r-word a bit — and I don’t mean “romance.” I’m off to celebrate, but don’t forget Read more of this post »
That kinda happened.
Back in early 2005 I had a bit of exploratory surgery to see what was wrong with my innards. It was outpatient and for the most part uneventful. One of the most memorable things about that day is while I was being prepped for surgery, the nurse took my glasses away. I’m extremely nearsighted. If Read more of this post »
Y’all, I don’t even know.
After last year’s 365 days of disorganization, I decided I’d get it together this year and have a plan for what I was writing and submitting (and when). Well, my muses thought that was a goddamned laugh riot. The stuff I planned to write next month? Naw. Probably won’t happen. The spin-offs I had planned? Read more of this post »
This Tuesday’s Tune – 1/15/13
I’m writing something really sensual right now, so to put me in the mood I’m scanning my music library in search of what some of my friends call “grown and sexy” music. “Buttons” by the burlesque super-group The Pussycat Dolls (circa 2006) fits the bill pretty damn well. And added bonus? In the upcoming re-release Read more of this post »
No guts, no glory?
How do you feel about paid-entry writing contests? I’m sure I’ve discussed them before, but my opinion on the matter hasn’t changed. In certain situations, entering can boost a writer’s career even if he or she doesn’t take the top prize. I like them. I enter them. Whether or not I’ll ever win one with Read more of this post »
