My brilliant beta Ashwinder (aka Ashlyn Macnamara) is published! Ballantine Books is releasing her first novel in February and it's already available for pre-order on Amazon. If you like historical romance, you'll love this one! (I know, because I've already read it.) Go and order now so you won't be sorry when it sells out. ;-)

( Click to see the beautiful cover... )

If I described someone as a "walking fireplace matchstick," what would you think they looked like? (I'm going to screen comments so I get a better idea if it makes sense to everyone.)

BTW, if any of you ask to friend me on Pottermore, please drop me a note here to let me know who you are. I won't accept friend requests unless you do. Thanks!

I'm working on an original novel (but I'm still going to finish ID) and I need some input from anyone out there who was in high school from 1996-2000 ( Read more... )

If anyone out there still cares, Chapters 33 and 34 are done and Chapter 35 is with the betas. I have a good start on Chapter 36, but no idea how many more chapters or when I'll be finished. I will say, though, that Harry and Ginny are finally face to face again, although things aren't all hearts and flowers yet ( Read more... )

Hope everyone is having a great holiday (my sympathies to those of you who have to work).

I was out raking my yard (it's a great thinking activity) and came up with a question for all the writers out there:

What methods do you use to bring other points of view into a story (or section of a story) written from one character's pov?

JKR made use ( ( Read more... )