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March 24, 2013
Cover Reveal – Keep It Together
In case you didn’t see it on Facebook this weekend, here is the very pretty cover for my new contemporary, erotic romance, Keep It Together. Jilted bride? Check. Hangover? Check. Shotgun? Double check. Wayward groom’s half-brother Colt on her porch the next morning, hat in hand, with concern in his sexy blue eyes, and apologies [...]
March 23, 2013
Snippet Saturday – Jobs
Jobs. We all have them. Some of us would like different ones, some of us would like a day off from the ones we have, some of us covet other jobs, some of us even probably wish we didn’t have to have a job. There are some of us who have jobs we love and [...]
March 16, 2013
Snippet Saturday – I Need A Hero
Need. That’s a pretty strong word. We often say Need when we really mean Want. Need implies something we can’t live without. Food. Shelter. Air. So to say I Need A Hero, well… I think we mostly WANT a hero. I know I do. I want one. I don’t need one. I was raised not [...]
March 9, 2013
Snippet Saturday – City As A Setting
I’m late! I’m so sorry. Ever since I walked away from social media this morning, I’ve been embroiled in the drama of housework and laundry. I found a few minutes though so, here I am, finally doing my snippet. City as a setting. I have several different cities in my books, but I’m having to [...]
March 5, 2013
5 Reason I Chose to Write M/M by Cassandra Carr
When I was speaking with Lissa recently about my first male/male release, See the Light, I asked her if she wanted me to do a guest blog on a specific topic. She suggested “why I write m/m”. I love it when people do my work for me, so thanks to Lissa! I love m/m stories. [...]
March 2, 2013
Snippet Saturday – Holding Out For A Heroine
It’s cold today, y’all! But then it’s been cold for most of the season. Which brings me to our theme for today. Holding out… Waiting… Imagine our hot, hunky heros waiting for that one woman, that one soulmate. Many of us write that way, there’s only one man for that one particular woman (or two [...]
February 28, 2013
Devon Ellington: Commitment
Characters who engage us strongly, whether we agree with them or not, share a characteristic — commitment. The commitment might be to a cause (saving the world/ruling the world), a person (protecting a loved one/destroying the family of someone who’s wronged them), a job (an assassin, an agent, etc.). But they have a purpose, and [...]
February 21, 2013
Happy Birthday to Me!
Yep. That’s right. It’s my birthday. Or rather, it’s my real persona’s birthday but she allows me as Lissa Matthews to share it too. I am taking today off from writing. I always take my birthday off. I will do a little shopping. Some coffee drinking. I will indulge in a birthday cake from my [...]
February 19, 2013
Sabrina York: Bloomers and the Tantalus
Bloomers and the Tantalus—What I never knew about the Regency Period Let us be honest with each other. I have read billions of Regency romances. Billions. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the period, including the voice, the feel, the tone of it. I was flabbergasted to discover how little I [...]
February 14, 2013
Writer Friday – Liz Borino
How to Handle Differing Opinions of Your Writing The first thing people in the publishing industry tell you when you’re getting ready to publish for the first (or hundredth) time is to grow a thick skin to criticism. The truth is no matter how amazing your writing is, there will be some people who can’t [...]
