Love is worth the risk
That’s always a slippery question, especially when I’m on the road. The answer is complicated. As I type this, I’m at the Old Sturbridge Inn in Sturbridge Massachusetts—fairly plush digs and nice folks. I highly recommend it. But were am I? I’m off on a road trip. Later this week I plan to head north […]
Highlighting Historical Fiction: Mike Lord Today we have something a little different. Mike Lord’s Sinagiri is set in fifth century, and involves some remarkable frescoes discovered at Sigiriya (or Lion Rock), an ancient rock fortress and palace complex. Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, has a lurid history and a lot of which was unknown until the […]
Here I am, completely isolated in my boat studio, pouring over notes from my editor, and making changes—I wish! (Thank you Monet for the fantasy, however) It may as well be true because I’ve been completely absorbed in the task since Saturday and have lost all track time and day. I am posting my Monday […]
Highlighting Historical Fiction with Nicole Evelina Someone asked me not long ago what the most surprising thing that I uncovered during my research for Madame Presidentess, a biographical historical fiction novel about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President in the United States in 1872. I could talk about her crazier-than-life family or […]
Highlighting Romance… Today C.D. Hersh takes us on the road with a contemporary paranormal story Many books require research, and The Mercenary and the Shifters was no exception. We had to research a bunch of things for this book, but our favorite was the Hebrides Islands in Scotland. It’s a lot of fun when your […]
Highlighting Historical Romance with Veronica Scott Thanks for having me as your guest today! In Ghost of the Nile which scene was the hardest for you to write? For me the love scenes are always the most challenging because I want to ‘do right’ by my characters and show the emotions, and the desire and […]
Sigh. You may have noticed I like to plan my life. I think I’m good at it, but I’m deluded. I try to plan, I really do, but there are reasons planning hasn’t worked this summer: Weather. Specifically, heat is disruptive. My glorious office with windows down three sides becomes a stifling greenhouse when the […]
Highlighting Historical Romance: Anna Markland, in which the author gives us a taste of the research involved in moving her series to Bavaria, Saxony, and other parts of Europe. __________________________________________________________ I chose to set my current series, The Von Wolfenberg Dynasty, in medieval Germany. I did this because the series is based on a book […]
Writer’s block. Why won’t my characters tell me what comes next? Weeds. If they can’t stay away they should at least hide behind the bushes because I don’t have time to kill them. Dieting. It. Does. Not. Work Junk phone calls when I’m waiting for an important one. (The rest of the time I ignore […]
Once you publish a book or, if you’re fortunate, books, you’re not just creating, you’re running a business. You find yourself with a full complement of tasks that have nothing to do with writing. The sales, customer service, and marketing departments of that business can easily swamp the creative and editorial departments, demanding and getting […]