Late, late, late last night as I was trying my best to finish a project (I now have 23 hours to finish it), I realized that my poor beagle had chewed a spot on his tail down to the skin. It was...

I’m writing a novella for my old publisher, Kensington. I finished my first draft last week, printed it and read through it. The first 32 pages had to be thrown out, re-plotted and rewritten. Right now I am on a really tight schedule and I can’t...

It’s been a little over forty-eight hours since the announcement that Harlequin has joined in a self-publishing venture with Author Solutions, a vanity press. I don’t want to quibble over definitions, so for the purpose of this article I use...

I’m a member of a lot of different writing organizations….International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, National Association of Women Writers, Novelists Inc, Science Fiction Writers of America, Romance Writers of...

When I was in third grade, one of the other girls at St. Gabriel’s made fun of the stupid green ribbons my mother had put in my hair. I remember tugging at the offending strings, eyeing her across the playground, and thinking I hate her I hate her I...

I’m writing this post from Nashville, where I’ve been since I left home in the wee hours of the morning on Friday. I’m here for the RWA Board of Directors’ meeting. Tomorrow will be Day 3 and another 10 hour day. Yes, I’m a bit tired, but it’s been a...