RWA SoCal Rocked!

This last week I had the amazing privilege to go to the RWA SoCal Convention in Santa Ana California.  It was filled with tons of great information as well as new friends, and lots of inspiration.  I listened to speakers on a variety of subjects from Steampunk Gadgets to World Building to Writing a Novella.  All of which were…

The 7 Deadly Sins of Self-Editing

I found an awesome article on Writer’s Digest, by @BrianKlems http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/the-7-deadly-sins-of-self-editing?et_mid=607208&rid=235010435 This article is a great example of ways that as a writer you can limit your potential and cause your own demise.  To be honest, I found myself guilty of a couple of these.  Though I will not tell you which ones. As a…

Should Men Read Paranormal Romance?

When I started reading Paranormal romance, I kept it to myself.  No way did I want people to think I was one of “those women” who read the steamy romance novels and fantasized about forbidden intimate encounters with strangers! But then I started to read books like Jennifer Ashley’s Pride Mates, and Lara Adrian’s Midnight…

How to Romance Your Reader

Okay, Let me start off by saying I don’t have sex scenes in my books.  I have tension building intimate scenes, but not full graphic sex scenes.  However, I found an article at: http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?2275-Perfect-Sex—Or-How-to-Romance-Your-Reader-by-Nina-Pierce Perfect Sex – Or how to romance your reader, By Nina Pierce.  I thought the article was great.  Even if you…