A future fan?
Yesterday I received an email from a new fan who had discovered Runaway Bay on her bookshelf (she’s not sure how it got there) and enjoyed it. Â I answered, of […]
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The eyes have it
I don’t know how it came up today, but I was thinking about how eyes get described in romance novels. Â They’re seldom plain blue or grey. Â They’re azure, or cornflower […]
The new James Bond…
Okay, so I resisted. I have adored Pierce Brosnan since his Remington Steele days. I knew he was meant to be Bond from the instant I saw him, and I […]
What's his name, and what does he look like?
Those may not be the first two question I ask myself when I start writing, but they’re right up there. I HAVE to know his name and appearance — hero […]
Beauty in everyday items
I followed a link from BoingBoing today and discovered the wonderful blog for PingMag, “The Tokyo based magazine about Design and Making Things.” They cover all sorts of traditional and […]
A Date to Make You Go Aaah…
…Romantic Movies and Molten Chocolate Cake. Not everyone wants to spend Valentine’s evening in an overpriced restaurant. Some of us like to curl up next to the person we love […]
Lilliputia Through a Lens
Remember those dioramas we used to do as kids? Well, one of my favorite diversions Boing-Boing (“A directory of wonderful things”), has an article today on Lori Nix, an artist […]
Finding Your Voice as a Writer
I found a piece by Steve Martin at the Smithsonian Magazine website today. Even though the title is Being Funny, it’s not really about being funny. It’s about professionalism, finding […]
10 Free On-Line Writing Courses
My favorite technology blog, LifeHacker: tips and downloads for getting things done, had a great post today linking to 10 *free* online writing courses. The original article from Education Portal […]
Snow, or Why I Want to Shoot My Children (updated)
They’re good kids. Really they are. I love them very, very much. They’re even old enough I don’t have to pay attention to them every minute. But it snowed Sunday […]