Let’s Talk About Sex…and Writing
Sex can be written in any genre—but does it need to be there?
Category: Writing
Work in Progress: I have a confession to make…
My confession is that I’m not good at following rules. I chafe at restrictions, especially if they are arbitrary. I am working on 3 different series featuring a curvy woman of color. 1) amateur sleuth mystery series set in Texas 2) interracial Gothic romance/family saga set in Scotland 3) women’s …
Flash Fiction: Walk of Shame
She couldn’t sit and stall any longer. With every passing second, the meter ticked on and the cabbie got ticked off.
Body Image in Fiction: “Body is in the Eye of the Author.”
When it comes to body image, do authors write their main characters with figures similar to their own? Many authors write stories for the same reason readers read them—as a means to escape. So, if you’re large, do you create your hero/heroine with a smaller physique? Do authors automatically—naturally—create their …
Music for the Muse: “All About Eva” Soundtrack
Something you may have learned about me is that I get inspiration from music and All About Eva is no exception. If I can’t have books, I better have music. If I can’t have either, is life worth living? What I’m doing is a little risky because it might be …
My “Erotic” Playlist
I love music. If I had to live in a world without books, it better have music. Or vice versa. If I were stranded on an island without either, I’d just go ahead and guzzle some salt water and die. When I was a kid, my parents didn’t take me …
Raining Purple Prose
I once read an Amazon review of a book where the reviewer said something along the lines of : “the prose was so purple that Harold’s crayon paled in comparison.” That comment made me do a spit take. Seriously. I have got to stop drinking stuff while I’m at my …