I recently participated in a panel discussion about writing sweet romance. One of the first questions was, “Why did you decide to write sweet romance?”  (For those of you who do not regularly hang out in the world of romance…

Are you familiar with National Novel Writing Month? It’s a chance to push yourself to write 50,000 words of your novel in one month. It takes place every November, which makes absolutely no sense. November is a busy month. And…

I’m sure you’ve heard these ideas before. Write what’s in your heart. Write the book you want to read. Write the story that seems the most frightening, the most impossible, the most challenging. The story that feels like it needs…

Every book has a story behind it. Or several. Because all books are born of an author’s life and experience and whatever path he or she walked for that book to be published. Sometimes those paths can be smooth, but…

For the past few years I’ve helped judge contests for new romance writers. And each year, I see so many similarities in the entries. So I thought I’d jot down a few tips for new romance writers, based on what…

I write in fits and starts. Everything will flow for a day or two and then boom. I’m stuck. Staring at the page, with no idea what to write next. At times I am unable to string any coherent sentences…

I’m suffering from the post-book-release blues. I don’t know if you’re familiar with them. Here’s how they work, for me at least. I write my book. Then I work as hard as I can to revise and edit it. I…

I love reading western romance. Put a hero in faded jeans a flannel shirt and a cowboy hat on a book cover and I will very likely buy that book! But sometimes I end up feeling like the cowboy on…