Today is release day for the Strangers on a Train series—taglined “romancing the rails.” In my story, Ticket Home, the heroine’s workaholic ex stalks her train commute, hell-bent on winning her back. If he doesn’t get himself arrested, he’ll do … Continue reading
Ticket Home is now out!! along with stories by some of my very favorite authors—Donna Cummings, Samantha Hunter, Ruthie Knox, and Meg Maguire—as part of Strangers on a Train, a series of romances about railroad encounters of the very hot … Continue reading
I have some squee-worthy news. My novel, tentatively titled Are You With Me? will release as a Harlequin Blaze at the beginning of 2014. Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! A few writer friends have told me that it isn’t always easy to identify the … Continue reading
My critique partner, Ruthie Knox, and I struggled for a long time to find a solution to the following problem: How do you read someone else’s manuscript on an e-reader, then export your highlights and notes in a way that’s … Continue reading
Last week, I wrote—of the brutal experience of revising a novel—“It’s neither the best of books, nor the worst. It’s your book, and the only way forward is through it.” I’m revising the beginning of my novel now. This must … Continue reading
I am revising the novel that I mostly refer to as my third. Or, “the dating coach book.” I had forgotten the whole revision roller coaster. During the DM marathon with Ruthie Knox yesterday that caused Twitter to cut me … Continue reading
Are you familiar with Jim’s Journal, the late 80s comic strip by Scott Dikkers, co-founder of The Onion? Jim reacts—or really, doesn’t react—to everything in his life with an understated, unemotional style, as in the comic where he observes, “I … Continue reading
Moving three thousand miles is a life-altering experience, and I haven’t actually left home yet. I’m wary of all the lessons this move still has to teach me about who I am and the strength I never suspected I possessed. … Continue reading
We’re moving this summer from the northeast to the Pacific northwest, and it costs approximately a dollar a pound to move our belongings via reputable van line across the country. So we’re purging. Like mad. I went up in the … Continue reading
From Michael Hauge’s workshop, “Story Mastery,” how plot structure and character arc intersect to form a satisfying story. I attended an almost identical workshop at RWA National last summer, but I still got so much out of this one. Last … Continue reading