In  honor of National Novel Writing Month, I'll be running a series of posts featuring tips on writing craft and NaNoWriMo strategies straight from the mouths of fellow authors and NaNo participants. Don't have a plot with NaNo is just hours away? There's still time!  To kick off the month, here's some great...

Today I have a special guest: author Em Petrova. She's here to talk about her sizzling new book, Hardworking Heroes. Em, tell us how you got the idea for this book! The idea for my brand of romance was born when I realized I don’t know jack about a man in a boardroom/penthouse/courtroom/or any other office. Most of...

It's Too Yummy Tuesday! On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! Today I'm thrilled to have special guest Jocelyn Dex, author of the Sempire Seduction series, including the newly released Valia's Villain. To celebrate her release, Jocelyn not only has...

Ladies and gents, start your engines: another NaNoWriMo fast approaches! All over the globe, writers are scrambling to finish their outlines, fine tune their characters, and stock up on all manner of snacks to get them through the thirty days of intense, focused writing. If you’ve done all this already, one thing remains:...

~~Today's Snippet contains mature themes~~ On Sundays, I share tidbits of my works in progress as part of Weekend Warrior’s 8-Sentence Sunday. Since I’m still in plotting mode for my next project and gearing up for NaNoWriMo, today’s snippet is from my published urban fantasy IMMORTAL MENAGE, Book 4 of the Immortal...

I'm participating in the 10 Day Writing Blogger Challenge that was created over at Hunting Down Writing. This is it! The final day of the 10-day challenge. And I must admit, this is one of my favorite of all that prompts. Day 10: List 5 top blog posts from fellow participants in this challenge. Link to...

I'm participating in the 10 Day Writing Blogger Challenge that was created over at Hunting Down Writing. Day 9: Post either a setting or character profile from your latest fiction project, a chapter summary of your non-fiction book, or a discussion of the theme or object inspiring a poem, article, or other...

I'm participating in the 10 Day Writing Blogger Challenge that was created over at Hunting Down Writing. Day 8: Post about your writing rituals/habits/quirks Quirks? Gee, it's like this challenge knows me. I frequently practice writing habits you don't see in "do this and succeed" articles on the craft....

I'm participating in the 10 Day Writing Blogger Challenge that was created over at Hunting Down Writing. Day 7: Profile 2 books you’ve read and loved lately-or describe the software and tools you use for writing. I do love to read and have pounded back quite a number of books this year, but truth be known...

I'm participating in the 10 Day Writing Blogger Challenge that was created over at Hunting Down Writing. I took a couple days off for my regular Snippet Sunday plus a special NaNoWriMo prep post yesterday. Today, instead of my usual Too Yummy Tuesday feature, I'm jumping back into the 10-day challenge and...

So you’re sitting down to work on your next (or first) novel when it suddenly hits you: your plot isn’t working, you’re bored, and/or you’ve got no idea what’s supposed to happen next. What do you do when a story is falling flat? Whether you are a careful plotter or a happy pantser, this happens to every writer eventually....