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1) A great editor is worth their weight in gold. Sadly, as writers, we don’t usually have the option of choosing our editors. I’ve worked with a few and can honestly say that not all editors are created equal. Let’s face it, our manuscripts are very precious to us and we don’t like the idea […]
I know it’s early but I’ve already been compiling a list, so I thought I’d share. First the Harlequins. There are always Harlequins on the list 😉 then the other Christmas stories and then the not Christmas but on the list. Harlequins: Expecting His Holiday Surprise by Jo McNally Regency Christmas Parties (Anthology) by Annie Burrows, Lara Temple, and Joanna […]
In honor of Fall, I thought I’d share my recipe for TV trash. I have to make this every Fall from September to November. My youngest started reminding me to get the ingredients last week sometime. He has taken the Fall time frame to heart. He asked me, “You know the 22nd is the first […]
I’ve found more great series that I love. Libraries are a wonderful thing. I’m just saying… The Deputy Donut series by Ginger Bolton —It has an adorable cat and a hunky police detective…what’s not to love? The Lady Adrianna Hadley series by Andrea Penrose—Not quite as good as Wrexford & Sloan-though I fully admit that is personal […]
Is it just me, or has Hollywood really gone downhill? For the most part, movies lately are complete and utter trash. I can’t remember the last time I went to the theater. True, I prefer watching movies at home where I can pause them, but there have not been any movies that looked so good […]
The first Cozy Mystery I ever read was a book called, How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams, by Dorothy Cannell. I picked it up on an annual book shopping spree I used to go on with my sister-in-law. It was mis-shelved in the romance section of Half Priced Books. To be honest, I don’t […]
There are so many great romances but these are a few that stood out for me over the years. As you can probably tell by my list below, I love Historical Romance. It is hands down my favorite romance genre followed closely by Christmas Romance and Christmas Cozies. I will try to do another post […]
As a romance reader I prefer 3rd person narrative. 3rd person past tense to be exact. Example: She saw him from across the room and fell head over heels in love with him. As a cozy mystery reader I prefer 1st person past tense. Example: I saw him across the room and fell head over […]
Since I’m coming back to writing after a bit of a hiatus, I got to wondering if there was anything I could do to up my efficiency. I want to write faster, better, etc. So I pulled out all my old writing books and I thought I’d share some of the really good ones with […]
Since I’m getting back on track with my writing, I started thinking about writing and realized that I’ve been writing for 24 years now. I started my first book when my oldest was a newborn. So in celebration of me getting back to writing after two years hiatus, I thought I’d post my son’s favorite […]
