I’m currently about 21,000 words into writing a novella (Bureau book 8, for those of you who are fans of the series). I love this particular series, and the characters are fun, but this story is going slooooooowly. I’m lucky Read more
This month’s post will be short because my life is especially crazy right now. I’m a university professor, so May is always busy for me anyway, and the uncertainty related to the pandemic isn’t helping in that regard. But on Read more
Four years ago, after my older daughter graduated high school, she and I went on a road trip. One goal, of course, was some quality mother-daughter time before she went out of state for college. But also we simply wanted Read more
One issue that authors sometimes face, especially when writing contemporary fiction, is how much to incorporate real-life current events—if at all. I think this might be a particular conundrum in romance, where, by definition, our primary focus is on the Read more
Last night, while I was taking my Official Daily Break (which involves sitting on the couch and doing the NYT crossword), my husband was watching a police drama on TV. I don’t know which one—there are so many. I couldn’t Read more