One of the biggest hangups writers face is fretting about how readers will react to our work — but it’s a bigger issue than just wanting people to like our stories. Writers are uniquely …
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Let’s be discreet
Two of the most misunderstood words in the English language (as long as we don’t count misused pronouns, and that’s another column entirely) are discreet and discrete. They sound alike. …
Olive & Gladly
Remember the old tale about kids in church thinking they were singing about a teddy called “Gladly, the cross-eyed bear”? And who among us hasn’t heard about the reindeer who bullied …
Small world, big project
Lately, the writing hasn't been going very well. Which is the polite way to say that it's not going at all, and the book I started months ago is still lingering in limbo. I got my characters into a …
Join me for a celebration!
You're invited to a launch party for my brand-new Regency romantic comedy I'm pleased to announce that my newest romance novel is now available. I'm so proud of this story (and wait till you see …
Fall into Romance!
September 21 -- the first day of autumn -- is the perfect day to Fall into Romance! I'm pleased to announce the release of my brand-new Regency romance, A Marriage is Announced, just in time for Fall …