Historical and Contemporary Romance Author
It’s been quite a while since I found the time to post a Wednesday Word, but I’m struggling with the words I’m supposed to be writing today and this particular post has been rolling around in my head for sometime. So, I thought, what the heck? Maybe writing a blog post will shake loose other writing. A while back, I…
x-posted from the Manuscript Mavens blog Gotcha, didn’t I? I’m not going to complete that thought quite the way you probably expected. You see, I’ve been following the kerfuffles in the blogosphere over some authors’ bad behavior vis-a-vis negative Amazon reviews. While I have no intention of bringing the heated debate here, it’s made me realize one of the most…
…when you’re panicking. There is, of course, no objective reason for me to panic. By anyone’s estimates, I can complete the two novellas I have to deliver by September 1 with time to spare. Moreover, it is a well-known fact that I am a procrast–er, percolator of the first order. I’m not known for completing stuff much ahead of time…
I’m off to Memphis tomorrow morning on a short business trip, so I’m frantically preparing for that (I need a haircut, the laundry’s not done, etc., etc.) while trying to get all the details of my contracts (agency and publisher) squared away. My agent sent me the Deal Memo last night (which outlines the basic elements of the contract without…
…except when it doesn’t! (Cross-posted from the Manuscript Mavens blog) This past week has been quite the whirlwind for me as my writing career has taken a giant leap forward in the span, literally, of days. I’m still pinching myself, not quite able to believe I didn’t accidentally wake up in someone else’s life. So, to tell the story from…