Sadira Stone's Blog
Countdown to Book Release and Interview with Author Jeny Heckman
OMG! Forgive the punctuation abuse, but my debut contemporary romance novel is up for pre-order on Amazon!!! Here’s a link. Release date is November 14. If steamy (but not kinky) contemporary romance set in a bookshop is what floats your boat, lifts your skirts,...
Writing through Tough Times
Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower. -- Albert Camus Here in the Pacific Northwest, the autumn rains have returned. Like a drummer, now light and playful, now driving and thunderous, drops vibrate the roof above my office. It’s time for another IWSG...
Book Review of Two Schmexy Cowboy Novellas
September has not been a good writing month for me. My mom’s ill, and nothing saps writing time like worry over a loved one. However, I’ve found reading romance novels to be very therapeutic these days, and I’m burning through them like a California wildfire. Two I’ve...
Publishing Choices and an Interview with Author Leslie Scott
Join the IWSG monthly blog hop here: http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html Welcome, September! May you bring relief from the Northwest fires, cleaner, cooler air, and lots of productive writing time. This month’s...
Wrangling a Bucking Bronco, Manuscript Style
No, I don’t write cowboy romance, though I do enjoy reading them. What I’ve been wrestling with is a spicy contemporary romance that refused to be tamed. The story bucked and kicked and bolted at breakneck speed until it finally exhausted its energy. At last, I can...
Writing Spaces: Where Does Your Muse Live?
Most of the time, I can be found in my messy little writing cave. I happily spend hours there, blessed with electricity, privacy, a comfy reading chair, lots of books, and good wifi. Coffee and the WC are right next door. Since my work is writing fiction and other...
Avoiding Writerly Pitfalls
Join the IWSG monthly blog hop here: http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.htmlWhat a month it’s been! July brought another round of edits of my soon-to-be-published contemporary romance, major progress on its sequel, and my first-ever RWA...
Book Review: Fresh Start, by Patrice Locke
It's always a pleasure to read a book when you've actually met the author. I met Patrice two years ago at the Women's Fiction Writers Association retreat in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We shared the airport shuttle on our way home, and she was buzzing with nerves over...
Goooooooooal(s)!
It’s IWSG Wednesday again. The Insecure Writers Support Group provides a place for writers of all stripes to let down their guard, share their writerly fears and questions, and find help. Have you seen the June 25 article on Goodreads Giveaways? Good stuff. The...
Author Website Launch
Greetings! Welcome to my shiny, so-new-it-squeaks author website. Under the pen name Sadira Stone, I'll be publishing steamy contemporary romance. My first romance novel Through the Red Door will be published by The Wild Rose Press sometime soon. I'll post the release...
Winner, Best Erotic Novel: Love, Art and Other Obstacles Best Erotic Short: Gelato Surprise
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