by Laura K Curtis | Aug 28, 2014 | Books, Romance, Writing
This topic arose today on Twitter, particularly in the cases of “fated/cursed” lovers. In my first TICA—tropes I cannot abide—post I talked about alpha-holes. My dislike of insta-love isn’t as strong, but it’s still there. I’m going to...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 19, 2014 | Books
I stole this meme from my friend Ros Clarke, because I liked it and I knew she wouldn’t mind 🙂 Some of these I can’t answer because I honestly have no clue about things like the longest book I’ve read. A. Author You’ve Read The Most Books From: John...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 16, 2014 | Stuff!
I could tell you about it, but that would require far too many words. So have some pictures, instead. Click to enlarge. I couldn’t figure out what this was, and we didn’t have time to explore it. Some kind of monument! This is a Northern Gannett, much...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 12, 2014 | Stuff!
I know they say you should never tell people when you go out of town, but we have a friend of my husband’s from the fire department who’s also former Army who stays at the house when we’re gone, so … you’d probably be better off breaking...
by Laura K Curtis | Aug 2, 2014 | Books, Writing
At conferences and panels, one of the questions that frequently arises is “how do you start writing?” Now, my answer to this is a little different from most: I just write. And I do it because I know I will eventually delete the first scene…or two, or...