That’s right, this year the only conference exclusively devoted to stories about lesbians is off to the land of the Mouse! Four days and one gala night later, we’ll be exhausted and energized all at the same time. Read More
That Pivotal Moment in Every Love Story
One of the challenges of writing romance novels is using a tried-and-true formula. Some theorists might suggest that makes writing them easier, but I disagree. If I wanted to write the same romance novel over and over, it might be simpler, but I want every novel to have fresh characters, a new setting, a unique (to me at least) underlying premise of conflict, and characters who have choices that previous characters haven’t faced. Read More
Sharing Passion in Public
A new guilty pleasure has entered my life: The Best Thing I Ever Ate. This half-hour food orgy showed up on the Food Network recently, and I’m hooked. The basic format is familiar stars like Bobby Flay, Cat Cora, and Rachel Ray choosing dishes within a theme, like “fried,” and discussing where they had the best item ever in that category. Sometimes the star is at the restaurant and a little featurette shows how the item was made. Read More
Inolvidable – Unforgettable, Spanish Edition
I just got word that Inolvidable, the Spanish translation of Unforgettable has been released in Europe. It’ll soon be available here in the United States. The translation and publication is done by Egales Editorial of Spain. Read More
Talking to Selena
Finally! A post back to the subject nearest my heart, writing. I didn’t actually set out to spend this past weekend on books and nothing but. However, the muse decided to poke at me a bit and since I’m behind on my deadline, this was not to be ignored. The focus continued to today, where I segued from writing only to the issues of marketing books and tomorrow will roll up my sleeves and tackle a veritable mountain of work that is bottle-necked on my desk. Read More