Australia
I know I've been quiet lately, but I am in Australia and my connection is terrible. When I get home I promise many posts with animals. For now, here's me with Theresa, a koala from the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
Bouchercon 2013 in Pictures
I am completely fried from attending Bouchercon. It was tons of fun, but I think I'll let the few pictures I managed to take -- most of which were actually taken before the conference began at the New York State Trooper training center -- speak for me. [gallery...
Every. Single. Night.
Yes, this happens every night in my house. Usually right around eight o'clock.
The Romance Hero Handbook: Lesson the Fourth: Respect and Protect
Everywhere you look today you'll see celebrities behaving badly. You must remember that you are not a celebrity, you are a romance hero, which is considerably more difficult to manage. Take, for example, the 2007 story of Fabio's encounter with George Clooney,...
9/11 Where I Live…
Tonight our town, like so many towns across NY state and the nation, held its 9/11 ceremony. Our town hosts several surrounding towns, and our fire department puts on a shindig for all their brothers and sisters in uniform from the area. The Women's Auxiliary (don't...
Beta Heroes in Romantic Suspense
I love romantic suspense. It’s my favorite romance subgenre. Police procedural, innocent character in jeopardy, or paramilitary, from the completely closed door to the extremely sensual, I gobble it all up. But recently I’ve been thinking about the heroes and whether...
Lady Jane’s Salon NYC – Labor Day Edition
One of the nice things about living a reasonable train-ride away from NYC is the variety of events and organizations available. While my RWA chapter meets in CT, my Sisters in Crime and MWA chapters both meet in the city. And I am close enough to get downtown for...
Whistle While You Work: My Playlist
I like to write to music. My personal preference is a little strange: I like to have music playing in the foreground and some kind of noise, like the ballgame on TV, in the background. I am pretty sure this comes from years of having to concentrate at the kitchen...
Supporting Fellow Authors: Or Why a Book is not a Refrigerator
At the Romance Writers of Australia conference the other day, Julia Quinn made a statement that quickly spread all over the writing communities on Twitter: You'll never hurt your career by helping another author. It brings me back to something I have been meaning to...
TICAs (Tropes I Cannot Abide) #1: Alphaholes with Sympathetic Pasts
I blame Twilight. Closely followed by its fan fic, 50 Shades. But lately, it seems that everywhere I look I see romance novels populated by stalkers and abusers, general alpha-holes, who wouldn't make it past my front door. These are guys who won't take "no" for an...