They are the puppets, we are the puppetmasters. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Characters do what the author says. After all, we created ‘em, right? We decide everything from what color hair they’re going to have, to building their entire personality; if they’re kind or …
Have you heard the term? I heard it first in relation to fanfic (shhh!), but it essentially means a kink you love no matter what. Secret babies stories make you bounce up and down? Tortured heroes with scars? Bulletproof kinks.
Mine is … well, not really a kink, actually. …
The Steelers lost yesterday. You could even hear the collective groan in my town yesterday afternoon when Big Ben’s final pass of the game was picked off by the Cinci defense. It bit. Big time.
See, around here, the sidewalks are rolled up when the Steelers are playing. If you’re not …
Here’s the thing. I’m a writer. A romance writer, mostly. But I’m also a pop culture slut. I can’t help myself. I inhale TV shows, magazines, movies . . . Think I’m kidding? My magazine subscriptions are to People, US Weekly, and Entertainment Weekly. …
The other day I was in need of a magical story. Not a story about magic, but a story that was magic. It had to be a short tale, one that would satisfy my craving for a wonderful romance and still fit into my rather insane schedule.
So I went …
It no longer seems possible, but before the invention of the internet I read books without wondering about the personal lives of the authors of those books. In fact, except for the random magazine article on The Biggies like Stephen King and Nora Roberts, what I knew about authors …
Hey all! I’m so thrilled to be a part of the Brava Website! What a collection of diverse and talented authors!
I first sold in mystery, writing The Samantha Shaw Mystery Series. That series was so much fun to write and even better, my fabulous editors, first Amy Garvey then …
Romance icon Fabio, who has graced the covers of hundreds of romance novels, officially retired as spokesperson for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! and named his successor. The new spokesperson, Greg Vaughan, who plays Lucky Spencer on ABC’s General Hospital, took the romance throne.
So…what do you think?? Is this …
When I first got published, I started out writing contemporary romance for Zebra. I really enjoyed it. I like writing small towns and “ordinary” people and about how they find love and overcome all their problems. I’d gladly go back to writing those types of stories again.
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