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Category Archives: On Writing

Naptime is Writing Time

The past few weeks have slipped by in whirlwind of feedings, diaper changes, baths and best of all, smiles. My tiny baby who arrived one month early has grown from 5 pounds 12 ounces to 15 pounds!  My son is a wonderful baby. He is a joy to play with and care for each day.  [...]

Giveaway! An Autographed Copy of Maya Rodale’s A Groom of One’s Own

I am thrilled to announce my first giveaway: an autographed copy of A Groom of One’s Own by Maya Rodale, the first book in her Writing Girl Series! Leave a comment and your name will be dropped into a hat. The winner will be announced on July 4th.
Now you may be wondering why I selected [...]

Writing is Revising (or so they say . . .)

To say I have spent the past few months revising Flirting with Scandal seems a bit of an understatement. A more apt description would be: I took the novel apart, redesigned many of the parts, and put it back together. And now it is finally complete! (For now at least.)
What inspired the revisions?  Detailed critiques [...]

So Many Reasons to Celebrate . . .

As many of you may have noticed, I took a brief hiatus from the blogging world recently. What have I been up to since my last entry? And why am I celebrating?
First, I am proud to say that I recently completed many months of revisions on my second historical romance, Courting Scandal, and an excerpt is [...]

An Update: Courting Scandal

As you may have noticed, I’ve been absent from the blogging world for the past few weeks. Where have I been? Revising and rewriting. I’ve spent the last month editing my recently completed manuscript Courting Scandal.  
In brief, I would describe this story as a Regency era battle of the sexes between London’s unofficial queen [...]

New Title: Flirting with Scandal

I am thrilled to announce a new title for The Virtuous Courtesan. Following conversations with my former publishing world coworkers, and feedback from some of my early readers, I decided to change the title to Flirting with Scandal.
While the title, The Virtuous Courtesan, worked with the overall premise—an innocent twenty-something lady whose best friend’s unconventional plan leads her [...]

On Writing: Synopsis

My writing day usually begins with a cup of coffee and visits to my favorite blogs (see previous post on The Blogsphere for a detailed list). After that I settle in with my cat curled up on the desk beside me and write. Since I completed my latest revision of The Virtuous Courtesan, I’ve been [...]