So, my current tagline “Sexy, funny, smart romance” is nice, but it’s a bit . . . boring. When I ordered some swag last week, I didn’t use a tagline at all, instead focusing on Return to Sender’s theme of receiving naughty mail with some great “Got Naughty Mail?” swag. But I’d like something similarly […]
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So last week was a flurry of release-day stuff, but I did get some writing down. Here’s how I’m coming on my specific goals: Finish my WIP: Check! I got a little under 5k words last week. I’d like to double that this week since I should have less promo distracting me. Open my WIP
I didn’t pre-schedule a release day post because I’m a big dork and I didn’t want to jinx things. But it did indeed go live yesterday! I’m still giddy and excited and impossible to calm down . . . Right now it’s only up at the EC site. I’ll update in the next few days
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Today I’m guest blogging over at the lovely Sidney Bristol’s place about setting goals that change over time–both our own and our characters. Tomorrow, I have a real, live book coming out. *cartoon flail* Return to Sender is releasing almost 10 years after I first started writing a romance novel, 7 years after I joined RWA,
The Power of Goals! ROW80 and More! Read More »
My CP Edie Danford and I were both in a mood for angst last week, and I told her about M. Jules Aedin’s Paper Planes. Which, of course, made me need to re-read it. I love how Aedin takes so many elements of angst in Paper planes–Amputee hero, grief-stricken heroes, dead boyfriends, 13 year age
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Five years is both a tremendously long length of time–longer than a presidency or high school or most college degree programs–and the blink of an eye. Five years ago, I became a mother. Today I watched my little girl pedal away from me for the first time on a real “big girl” bike for the
The awesome Kaylea Cross asked on twitter how I’m working on getting faster. Way back when I started writing fiction, I spent several (okay five) years setting unrealistic goals–50k in a month, 5k a day, 4 hours a day–things that just didn’t take into account my real life. And I’m the kind of person both
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I missed the deadline to do the official six sentence Sunday (again!), but I thought I’d share another snippet from Swimming the Distance from the Going for Gold anthology which released on Friday from MLR. One of the things that I really love is figuring out how my characters see each other. This is how Bohdan sees Kyle: That got
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Last night, I got to do something I’ve waited 30 years to do. I got to buy a book with my writing in it. I’m not gonna lie, I got a little misty. Okay. A lot misty. Going for Gold is now up for purchase at MLR–they have nook, kindle, and pdf formats there.
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First up, I’m over at Marie Sexton’s and Heidi Cullinan’s blog Coffee & Porn in the Mornings. I’m talking about the allure of sexy swimmers in speedos and sharing some totally-safe-for-work hot men. And doing my first giveaway for Going for Gold! Stop by! Second, I’ve been thinking more about how I blog now that
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