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Not So Cozy
I mentioned here a while back that I was considering posting a cozy mystery on Wattpad. I decided to give it a try. It’s free, and I am posting a chapter each week. It’s definitely not the best writing...
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Try Before You Buy (Services, That Is)
There’s been a great deal of discussion in the authorly corners of the web that I frequent of late about how much it can cost to publish a book version how much it has to cost. Even in traditional...
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Tomorrow, Tomorrow…
♫ Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow, because you’re my release day. ♫ Or something like that! I’ve been in a weird mood with getting music stuck in my head. Last month, I was on a panel about...
View ArticleUSA Today/Happily Ever After
Just a quick bit of relentless self-promotion… today I am over at USA Today’s HEA blog talking about overcoming the Alpha/Beta divide in hero types. I am also at the Guilty Pleasures book review blog...
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Why Can’t I Just Write?
I know I am not the only one who gets frustrated by the business aspects of being a writer. But I do try to curtail those frustrations. My close friends know them, but I don’t blare them out publicly....
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Defining the Gothic
I’m over on All About Romance today talking about a subject near and dear to my heart: the Gothic. I love Gothics in all their many forms and flavors, from horror to romance. I love the creepy feeling...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on “That Book”
A lot of people have asked me about Kate Breslin’s For Such a Time and how such an awful book could possibly have gotten a Romantic Times recommended read and a Library Journal starred review. In case...
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Organization for the Writer’s Mind (and Desk)
One of my writing buddies organized the “Get It Together” blog hop, which is five, count ’em, five days of authors talking about how they organize their lives, their books, their writing...
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When Do You Beta?
Not long ago, I sent off my Gothic to some beta readers. After I did, I read a couple of comments on writerly loops about the fact that they use beta readers as a final check on their books and I...
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Closing the Door
After almost eight years of blogging, it’s time for the Women of Mystery to say goodbye. We’ve really enjoyed getting to know you and we hope you’ve had a good time as well. But we’re all busy with...
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