I'm over talking with Cate Peace today on her blog "Going from Nobody to Somebody" about the voices in my head.  Won't you come talk to me and drown them out?

Speaking of Vicky Dreiling (see yesterday's blog), she's answering questions today over at the Forever Romance Facebook page.

Rosemary Clement-Moore is talking to Get Lost in a Story today and ( Read more... )

                                         
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I'm guest-blogging today over at Magical Words on beginnings and avoiding the dreaded info-dump.  Hope you'll swing by!

Still crazed.  Hoping to do a very pithy post next week.  For now, two or three more quick things:

There's a great review of Chloe Neill's new HARD BITTEN, along with an interesting discussion question over at Heart to Heart: The B&N Romance Blog for those who want to check it out.

The Knight Agency is hosting an agent and author chat tonight with ( Read more... )

Looking for me?  I'm over at Magical Words today with my monthly guest-blog, part III in my posts on the querying process (now on to what comes after).

The Knight Agency's holiday extravaganza continues today with a guest post from the fabulous Chloe Neill, author of the Chicagoland Vampires and Dark Elite series.

Also, in case you missed it, TKA's new newsletter is available here.

Folks are celebrating Friday Reads today, especially relevant in a month where it's nicer to kick up your heels with ( Read more... )

The Six Best Reasons Why Writers Write by Faith Hunter

Most writers can expound on this topic for several minutes, giving long and passionate reasons for writing, but I’ve discovered that most reasons come down to a few, which I cal the Best Six.

1. The characters in their heads won’t shut up.
2. The story keeps screaming to be told.
3. They go ( Read more... )

Looking for me?  I'm up at Magical Words today with "What Agents Are and Aren't."  Not one of my catchier titles, but there you go.

Tonight, I'll be at The Knight Agency chat with Michele Lang of Lady Lazarus fame and a special surprise guest.  There'll be good talk, giveaways and much fun.  Hope you'll join us at 9 p.m. ET here.  It's very easy.  ( Read more... )

When I was a punk-ass kid growing up in the country, we had one library and not one new book there. All the books were donated from at least twenty years before I was born. In those books, with rare exceptions, the characters were pasty white people (like me.) But being a pasty white kid didn’t stop me from being outraged. I wanted people of color ( Read more... )

From the home office in beautiful Tampa, Florida, I bring you:

Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Purchase ReVamped,

The Latest Novel by My Wife, Lucienne Diver:

10)      It’s just the right size to level out the coffee table that your Mom has been nagging your Dad to fix for the last 6 months;

9)         Kids who read about vampires make Bill O’Reilly ( Read more... )