I’ve had people ask what a release day for a new book is like. Do I drink champagne? Run around like crazy doing promo? Pretend it’s not happening? Track sales? How an author approaches a release is very individual. Some Read more
I’m a huge fan of reading and writing men with kids. My very first published series, Life Lessons, is focused as much on two men and two unrelated children and the building of found family based on love, as it Read more
I’m a huge fan of series additions, where we get to meet old friends and spend more time in their familiar lives. Same-character added material is always a yes for me. I love catching up with the men (and their Read more
Cover fashions change. One of the things that brought this home to me was last year’s Goodreads awards, where all but a couple of the nominated “Best Romance” books had drawn covers— the graphic novel illustration style. When I first Read more
Short fiction is an art slightly different from writing novels— telling a satisfactory tale in a small number of pages. I love writing short for fun, and sometimes feel I succeed at the engaging story in a limited space (and Read more
Sigh. Character names. Usually when I start a book, the main characters appear with their names attached. That’s helpful, because I’m not great at either choosing or remembering names. It’s occasionally problematic though, when I’ve written an entire series book Read more