Contemporary Romance Writer: What’s in a Name

Watch this video on YouTube I put alot of thought into naming my kiddos. No one every told me that, as a novelist, I would agonize over naming fictional people. But I do. This vlog, which runs about a minute … Continue reading

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Contemporary Romance Writer: What’s Your Inspiration?

Over at my author page on the Simon & Schuster website, someone in the editorial department wrote a blurb (great word, that!) about my debut novel, Wish You Were Here.* Within the blurb is this phrase: “WYWH … is sure … Continue reading

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Contemporary Romance Writer:That “Can’t Put It Down” Book

We lose sleep for lots of different reasons. Illness. Anxiety. Sometimes we even stay up into the wee small hours because we’re celebrating something fun. But how often have you stayed up too late because of a book? You start … Continue reading

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Contemporary Romance Writers: Telling the Truth

I love the characters I run into when I read a novel. It doesn’t matter whether I’m reading a romantic suspense, a la Susan May Warren, a low country romance, a la Rachel Hauck,  an historical a la Siri Mitchell, … Continue reading

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