Progress Report: 18 for 2018

First off, I hope you’ll join me tomorrow when I’ll be guest on the Romance Chicks Facebook group from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, 11-8 for you East coasters. This quiet time between Christmas and New Year’s is perfect for introspection. Each year, I peek into old...

IWSG December 2018: A Visit to The Ripped Bodice!

Welcome, December! Once again, it’s time for another Insecure Writers Support Group blog-hop. The IWSG is an amazing place where you’ll find resources on writerly wisdom, perilous pitfalls on the path toward publishing, and how to stay sane through it all. The awesome...

Risking an Older Romance Heroine

One of my new podcast favorites is Book Riot’s When in Romance. Recently, hosts Jess and Trisha pondered who deserves a Happy Ever After. The upshot of their entertaining, thought-provoking discussion: Everyone who’s not evil deserves an HEA. What about characters...

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...