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Romance Is My Day Job Trailer–Behind the Scenes

In our apartment, here I am reading my lines, trying not to croak or squeak. Luckily, I had high-octane coffee to help. Trailer Director was single-minded and knew exactly how I needed to read the lines and what to emphasize. He accidentally left his marked up script on our couch and I kept it as a souvenir. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– By now, six hours have gone by, … Continue reading Romance Is My Day Job Trailer–Behind the Scenes

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A Day Where I Did Nothing on My To Do List

Each day, I make a list of items I must accomplish. In the office, with good intentions, I wound up avoiding my list and I put the blame squarely on Mercury in Retrograde (right?). First, I walked in to see a bag of Valentine’s chocolates from my employer. Talk about sweet sabotage! I ate three pieces  immediately. I took it as a sign that I … Continue reading A Day Where I Did Nothing on My To Do List

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Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them

Four months ago, I was approached to contribute an essay for Scribbling Women & the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them, an anthology of twenty-eight stories featuring the true love stories by romance authors (and me). All net proceeds will benefit Win (formerly Women in Need). What fun it was to read these real-life tales by some of my favorite romance writers!  You can find … Continue reading Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them

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Behind My Dedication

I sometimes wonder how writers figure out their dedications–especially romance writers. In a genre with many 6+ book-a-year careers, a romance writer could thank everyone she(he)’s ever met. But after thanking your spouse, your parents, your pet, friends, don’t you run out of people? Probably not since one encounters special people all the time. My one author who’s written over 200 romances manages to craft … Continue reading Behind My Dedication

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Tuesday’s Romance Pet Peeves

In my romance reading, I encounter things that prompt a secret eye-rolling event, which I try to suppress because of karma. I know how hard writers work, pouring out their hearts in page-turning content, but these peeves weigh heavily on my mind. This is one editor’s opinion–and these peeves don’t stop me from buying books by multiple offenders. Peeves: 1. Lately, I’ve been seeing many f-bombs in submissions. Why? Is the f-bomb so … Continue reading Tuesday’s Romance Pet Peeves

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My Love/Hate Relationship with Revisions

I loathe writing revision letters but feel very satisfied once I’m finished with one, like I’ve done my job. As I read a manuscript, I take notes with sparkly pen (because I hate taking notes so why not make them pretty) and my comments tend to be unfit for public viewing. On a designated day, I’ll take the manuscript, with its sparkly notes, and reinterpret … Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with Revisions

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How to Impress an Editor

I was thinking a lot this week about what pleases me as an editor free coffee, a day of no meetings, Starbucks downstairs. Often it’s an writer’s preparedness, flexibility and niceness–and talent, too. Over the years I’ve met a lot of authors at conferences and came up with a list of ways to stand out to an editor. Of course, it’s more important to deliver … Continue reading How to Impress an Editor

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