Day three of no laptop/computer and so far, I’m still… sane. Well, maybe I was a bit cranky last night but it helps to have an iPad and a few wireless keyboards to make sure you still hit that word count each day. Right now, I should be writing but it’s a steamy sex sceneContinue reading “Saturday Distractions”
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You Do You, Liz
Yesterday I thought I was on a roll. I had written 1700 words of the new story even amidst the craziness that comes after Christmas. I had my heroine, filled with so much angst I thought I’d hit the jackpot. Woohoo! I was writing my stories again. Then I went to bed and woke upContinue reading “You Do You, Liz”
The Things He Left Behind #nationalpoetrymonth
the things he left behind sit on his favorite desk masculine and so refined, so tempting; it’s hard to resist touching them beneath my fingers, feeling the cold steel and worn leather everything reminding me of him and his unrepenting tether Source: The Things He Left Behind This is really about the muse more thanContinue reading “The Things He Left Behind #nationalpoetrymonth”
Just As Beautiful (A Short Story)
Now that I’ve recovered from the consequences of high expectations (last post), I’m returning to the things that make me happy and that’s writing stories and being inspired by beautiful people (beautiful both on the inside and the outside). Thank you so much for your kind message, Dacia. This one’s for you. The late AntonContinue reading “Just As Beautiful (A Short Story)”
A Writer’s Muse
Of all my heroes, Dax Drexel is the top readers’ favorite over any other character I’ve written before. He’s a master carpenter and woodworker with a show room on Seventh Avenue, thanks to his father’s business acumen. He’s blue-collar, rough around the edges, and fun in a wholesome, non-drama way like the rest of myContinue reading “A Writer’s Muse”
Tied to You #MusicMonday
I’ve got a few posts coming up but first, this is one of the songs that is not letting go of me this morning. It usually means a story’s coming up from characters already set inside my head (side characters, usually) even though I am writing (or trying to write) a new story under aContinue reading “Tied to You #MusicMonday”
Revisiting Old Muses
Before I learned all about the alleged importance of writing to market, I wrote from the heart. I still do although it usually starts as a tug of war inside my head that goes like this: Business me: Write to market. Creative me: NO! Business me: It’s what people want. More sex. More sizzle. More…Continue reading “Revisiting Old Muses”
Finding Truth in Stories
A few readers have asked me who my inspiration for Dr. Harlow James in my novel, Everything She Ever Wanted, was – if I had one. And I sure did have someone in mind, a few in fact. Harlow James is every woman who has ever thought herself having reached that point where life doesn’tContinue reading “Finding Truth in Stories”
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