The French have a wonderful saying, l’esprit d’escalier, that translates to “staircase wit”: the smart comeback we think of after we’ve left the conversation and are already on the stairs. Too little, too late. Perhaps it is a witty reply, or perhaps it is the more thoughtful, appropriate response that failed to come to our… Read More
My best friend is coming to visit. As excited as that makes me, I’m also scared: the knowledge that she’s going to be here for over a week has left me looking at my home with new eyes. I’ve gotten busy and started replacing things that otherwise I’d probably just continue to put up with… Read More
Naming characters is one of the most enjoyable—and challenging—aspects of writing. In the case of the main characters in A SPEAR OF SUMMER GRASS, one was perfectly simple and straightforward while the other was just as much trouble as you’d expect her to be… J. Ryder White is the hero of the book, and his… Read More
Hi! Thanks for having me! It’s a crazy week for me, with the mass market paperback of THE REASON IS YOU coming out on Tuesday. It debuted last year in trade paperback, and as much as I loved that cover, I love this one even more. Soooo much fun, and I’m tickled to death that… Read More
Hi Reagan Summerside here to talk weddings. The good, the bad and the deadly. You know that old saying, always the bridesmaid never the bride, well I’ve been both. The bride part didn’t take proven by the fact that I caught Hollis, my husband and the hound of Savannah, doing the horizontal hula with Cupcake… Read More
Dash, for it’s definitely no time to dawdle, to your nearest bookstore and stock up on some of these great new May releases: Cheyenne Amber By Catherine Anderson Mass Market Paperback Released 5/07/13 (reissued from 04/94) Published by Signet www.CatherineAnderson.com 1864, Colorado: Born and bred in Boston, Laura Cheney was used to civilized society. She… Read More
Hi Everyone, Debra Clopton here with a behind the scenes look into the writing of HER UNFORGETTABLE COWBOY (May release from Harlequin’s Love Inspired) Have you ever had to make a really hard decision? One that would change the course of your life and be irreversible once you took the first step? A choice that… Read More
My name is Ali Brandon, and even though I write the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime, I’m an orange tabby cat junkie. If a kitty has sunny stripes, it’s automatically my kind of feline. And why not? Orange traditionally symbolizes strength and fortitude, happiness and success. Going more esoteric, the orange… Read More
The early Crusades, from 1095 to 1291, were holy wars fought to ensure safe passage for Christian pilgrims to religious places in the east. At first, the pilgrimages weren’t deliberately exclusive of women, but with the men off fighting for God, who better to protect the castle? Wives, mothers and sisters were encouraged to show… Read More
I usually have a lot to say about everything, but writing a blog is a tough thing to do. Especially when you forget you are suppose to do it as I did today. I apologize to everyone for this lapse. I’m just grumpy that on doctor’s orders I’m missing the Romantic Times Conference in Kansas… Read More
By Donnell Ann Bell One of the hardest things for me to do as a writer is to create characters. Some authors have told me, “Oh, my character came to me fully formed.” Others say, “Oh, I do character interviews to find out what makes him/her/them tick.” Me? I ask my characters, “Who are you?”… Read More
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