When it comes to heroes, who keeps you hot and bothered, intrigued and absorbed and, of course, a little bit in love?
Thanks to the talents of Kensington’s Kristine Mills-Noble and the insights of editor Kate Duffy, all my covers from Explosive to The Midnight Man and — wait till you …
Probably a writer’s greatest fear is getting sucked into the vortex that is cyberspace. It happens all too easily. You’re stuck, don’t know what to write next, the characters aren’t cooperating. What to do?
I check into any one of my fifty or so bookmark favorites. Arts …
I was at a party the other night and, as usual, eavesdropping on other people’s conversations. Not polite, I know, but ultimately a good habit to develop if you’re a writer. A great opportunity to pick up on speech patterns (useful for dialogue) and bits of gossip (fun …
Are all those actors, writers and musicians who claim they never clap eyes on a review of their work for real? Because, honestly, who can resist?
Those first reviews are agonizing, in a pleasure/pain kind of way. You want to look. Then you don’t. It was …
A great scene has a heartbeat or, at the very least, a pulse. I know what my favorite scene is in my recent book, Explosive. I’ll never forget writing it, the part where Blackburn storms back into Devon’s life in Paris, hell be damned. And in my …
As a kid I used to read under the bedcovers with a flashlight. Fast forward several decades and not much has changed. Sometimes I find myself wide awake at three in the morning, mind racing, unable to get back to slumber land. And that’s when I reach …
Happy New Year and I have to ask — have you made a list?
Sure I could lose a few pounds, learn Spanish, sleep less and write more. But I decided to give myself a break in 2008. The only item on my list is to go to the local …
I’ll go just about anywhere for a good laugh. That’s why at the close of each year, I look forward to one of the most fun literary awards around — the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction prize. Given that we Brava Authors are committed to serving up …
A big Brava Author’s welcome to our newest blogger, Charlotte Mede. Be sure to mark your calendars for the release of Charlotte’s first Brava, Explosive which goes on sale January 2nd!!
Due to technical difficulties – meaning Jamie didn’t off her big fat rump …
