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Blog on permanent hiatus
Hey there – In case you landed on this page, I decided a while back that I could blog or I could have a newsletter, but I definitely couldn’t do both and write books. If you’d like to be kept in the loop, please sign up for my newsletter!
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Look, over there!
Having embarked on self-publishing, I’ve been thinking about how to streamline a few things. There’s a LOT to do when you’re writing and getting a release ready. Therefore, instead of continuing to maintain this blog, I’m doing all communications over at Substack. You can sign up for the newsletter if you like (I’d sure appreciate it if you’re interested in my books!), or you can review entries in a blog-like fashion over there. Either way, I’m happy to have you around!
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Publishing news…of a sort
Hello, reader. You’re probably here because you follow me on Twitter or Instagram (and if you don’t and you want to, links for all social media are above the header). Today I announced that my agent and I have very amicably parted ways. We think the world of each other but have decided to dissolve our professional partnership. I will always be grateful for her steady cheerleading, keen editorial eye, and warm generosity. That being said, I feel it’s time for me to branch out on my own. I’m going to be self-publishing, starting with my Center Stage series: Acting…
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MORE Prickly Heroines?
What? The great women at Frolic are publishing me again? Yes, they are. The piece is on prickly heroines in contemporary. Spoiler alert: I’m going to be doing at least one more for historical…
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Any Minute Now
Well, there’s a brand new manuscript in town. I have my fingers crossed that this idea resonates with an editor or two! After my sciatica diagnosis (and exceedingly slow recovery from same – wait, y’all probably don’t know this. Long story short: I tweaked my back getting into my car last October and have a herniated disc), the manuscript I was trying to work on went COMPLETELY sideways on me. It probably didn’t help that I was trying to write through shattering pain. Live and learn. After a while, I decided to set it aside and wait for a new…
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Giant Men Doing Soft Things
You know what I love? A giant man being tender to a puppy. Or holding a baby. Or just generally being soft. I suspect I am not alone. In fact, Kristen Callihan said about her current work-in-progress: I should mention, one of my current projects was inspired by a tweet from a while back. MAKE IT SWEET features an embittered hockey player, forced to retire due to concussion syndrome, who finds himself wooing his new neighbor with the sweets he bakes in his spare time. 🧁🍰🥧 — Kristen Callihan (@Kris10Callihan) August 6, 2019 So here’s a recommendation list of romances…
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The First Families of Romancelandia
I’ve been re-reading (listening to) Sarina Bowen’s True North Series and falling in love with the Shipley family all over again. So, it occurred to me to compile a list of the great, warm-hearted families of Romancelandia. The ones that make us just want to curl up on the couch with the gang, help out in the kitchen, sit around a campfire with…you know the deal. As always, my friends came through! Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Ilona Andrews, The Baylors of the HIDDEN LEGACY series (Per @IsobelCarr and @JenicaDawn), the KATE DANIELS series…
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On Submission? Check This Out…
The lovely ladies at All The Kissing asked me to write an article about how to cope with being on submission, or “on sub.” (For those who haven’t experienced this, it’s when your agent takes your manuscript to acquiring editors and you…wait. If you’re interested in my coping strategies for this stressful time, I hope you like it!
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The Prickly Heroines of 2018
Wow. It’s been ten months since I crowdsourced A Home for “Difficult” Heroines.” And it’s been a great year for some stunning, strong women in romance fiction. Women with agency and boundaries. Women who, inexplicably to me, frequently get the label of “bitch.” So, I’ve asked Twitter to give me their recommendations for this year’s best bitches. Listed below with the Twitter handles of the recommenders. Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Contemporary Alyssa Cole, A DUKE BY DEFAULT – “I loved Portia because she knew herself.” (Per @damselspodcast) Jenny Holiday, the entire Bridesmaids Behaving…