I received a surprise letter in the snail mail box last week — my Canadian citizenship application was granted and I was to swear my oath on December 18th. This was a surprise because the process had been super-fast. Most citizenship applications take 18 months to work their way through the system, but I applied […]
G’day, Mate, I’m Canadian!…Eh! Read More »
Ah, come on. You knew I would have to do a salute to Han Solo on this week of all weeks, right? The new Star Wars movie is officially released in two days’ time, and this is also the first week of full time writing for me, and Han Solo/Harrison Ford were one of the
Pulse Pause Moments — Han Solo. Read More »
The movie Gone With The Wind premiered today, in 1939. How long since you watched it and sighed over the dresses and Scarlett’s pertness? Actually, I love the movie for the dresses and I love reading the book for the sheer detail and fascination of watching Rhett Butler dash himself to pieces over Scarlett’s self-centered
GONE WITH THE WIND Premiers…76 years ago Read More »
I’ve quit the day job…and now my Mum is arriving from Australia today, for a whole month. This is her first white Christmas. It will be the first time she’s experienced a cold below 10C or so, her first time to see snow, Christmas lights on every house, and to walk out onto a frozen
The Holiday Season is here. Read More »
I have been waiting more than twenty years to write this post. Today is my last day working a day job. At the end of today, I’m quitting to write full time, which is something I have been working towards for at least two decades – basically, since I started taking writing seriously. I’ve never
I Freakin’ Quit!!! Read More »
Thirty-five years ago today, John Lennon was shot dead by an unbalanced man named Mark David Chapman, who shot him four times in the back outside his New York apartment, then sat and waited for the police to arrive, and read The Catcher in the Rye, which he said was his statement. The photo, right,
Strawberry Fields Forever. Read More »
Kimberly Dean is my guest author today, and the last guest for the year. Kimberly writes erotic romantic suspense, and there’s a special deal at the end of her interview. Let’s get to know Kimberly. ___________ Who are your favourite authors? Linda Howard, Nalini Singh, J.R. Ward, JK Rowling, Sandra Brown, Sidney Sheldon, Karen Robards
Romance So Hot It’s Cool Read More »
It probably seems like the completely wrong time to be talking about a convention that is happening sometime next year, but the fact is, the RT convention is only 4 months away. Are you going to RT? Are you thinking about going? If so, let me know. I’ve added a sticky post to the top
Romantic Times Reader Convention 2016 – Las Vegas! Read More »
The creative process involves risk. An author risks themselves and their ego every time they put a story out for readers to read and judge. Authors also have to experiment in order to try new processes, new story ideas, new ways of showing character, and more, or their stories stagnate and grow stale. With each
Well, damn. That wasn’t what I meant. Read More »
Beverley Bateman writes romantic suspense and medical thrillers — and that’s a genre I haven’t seen much of in a long time! If you like your white-coated doctor heroes, do check some of Beverley’s back-list out. In the meantime, let’s get to know Beverley a bit better: ____________ Who are your favourite authors? J D
Medicoes and Murder Read More »