The Art of the Con: Shut Up and Listen
[This post originally appeared on The Women of Mystery.] Years ago, I began attending writers conferences. The first one I went to was while I was living in St. Louis, the second when I was living out in East Hampton. In both places I was fairly isolated, far from any...
The Romance Hero Handbook: Lesson The Second: Be a Reformable Rake
In her heart of hearts, every woman loves a rake, a bad boy, a pirate.[1] These are men who play by their own rules, living untamed lives. Over the years, dozens of titles have celebrated these heroes. Fabio himself glorified this type of hero in his books Pirate,...
Feeding Kate is now available to the general public!
We first put together Feeding Kate as an IndieGogo project, so it was available only to those who donated when the project was going on. Now, however, it is available on Amazon and I believe it will soon be on B&N as well.
Epic Fantasy…Romance in Disguise
Today I am guesting over at A Little Bit Tart, A Little Bit Sweet, the blog of the awesome Limecello. I am talking about my earliest romance reading, which came in the form of epic fantasy. Hop on over and visit!
Velveeta Panties? The Things Spellcheck Won’t Catch.
Hat tip: @xeni on Twitter
No Death Star, but Star Wars on TV?
Two pieces of news for the Star Wars geeks among us (like yours truly). First, as you may or may not know, the White House was petitioned to "secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016" through the We The People site. The petition...
The Romance Hero Handbook: Lesson The First
Lesson the First: Identify and Acknowledge Your Inner Romance Hero Examining the shelves of the bookstore’s Romance section could give a normal guy an inferiority complex. Billionaire businessmen, Navy SEALs, kilt-wearing, sword-wielding Scottish warriors, and...
The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly
Never doubt that Evil exists. Not the little evils of the world, like the teenager selling dope on the corner, or the thief who breaks into your apartment to steal your television so he can buy the dope from corner guy. Not even the classroom bully who assuages his...
The Romance Hero Handbook…Becoming a Romance Hero in 10 Easy Steps
I'm a big fan of The Romance Man. His blog is often hilarious and sometimes poignant... and how many guys out there are willing to jump into the romance pool, read a bunch of romance novels, and only make fun of the ridiculous ones? And even those, he's gentle with....
A Seriously Form Rejection Letter
And you thought the rejections you'd gotten from agents and editors were harsh? Imagine getting one of these. Of course, #17 eliminates the vast majority of what I write. And #6 eliminates the rest. Courtesy of Retronaut.