Did that title make you blink? The root word for equinoctial is equinox…which is today. It is the vernal equinox, and from now on, the days will have more sunlight hours than night hours in them. Which is kinda coincidental…but perhaps not. The equinox and solstices play a role in my King Arthur series, Once […]
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Last Monday I woke up with a pain in the side of my back, that stabbed sharply when I breathed heavily. It hurt to raise my arm. As I had woken with it, I figured I’d slept funny, stressed a muscle or tendon, and that the pain would go away after a while. It got
International Excuse To Eat Pie Day Actually, it really is Pi Day – a worldwide celebration of everything mathematical. As a self-confessed anal geek, I can’t let the day pass without a mention. Even if it is to urge you to grab some pie and spare a thought for how mathematics shapes the world we live
I’ve guested on a number of podcasts in the last few years, but they have been exclusively for writers, rather than readers. (Still, here’s the full list, if you’re curious). Finally, though, I was asked to guest on a podcast that was a) about romance novels and b) for *readers*, not writers. Sarah Williams, an Aussie
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How does an author build the story world and the series-long story arcs that make a series one you want to hang on to until the end? What are the types of series? And why is every author writing them, these days? Why do authors stop writing series? By reader request, this week we’ll look at some of the
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I have been a shift leader at a Starbucks store, and I’ve trained baristas. I’ve learned how to “taste” coffee, and I figured I was pretty knowledgeable about coffee. We buy organic, free trade beans, grind them ourselves as we need them, and never put them in the freezer. Plus, we only buy the coffee a
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Lois Winston is a USA Today best selling romance and mystery author. What is even more interesting (I think) is that she is a former editor of a craft magazine. Apart from writing novels, Lois’ blog also features crafts and recipes. As you may have picked up by now, I’m a crafter myself. My favourites
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This is a perennial argument discussion in romance circles and the debate may never end, but let’s try to nail it down a bit better tomorrow. Do you like your books short? Or long? Or don’t care? How do you find romance novels these days? Too long? Too short? Did you know there are hidden factors
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It’s pretty common and far easier to think of the “Victorian Era” as one unchanging snapshot in time, where the women wore pretty things and the men were all gentlemen and lords. The Victorian era, though, lasted 64 years, from 20 June, 1837 until Queen Victoria’s death on 22 January, 1901. In that time, the world
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Hunting the Kobra came out last week, and I’m a little stunned at the reaction, which has been amazing: #69 in the Espionage Thrillers Hot New Releases. 4.9 Star review rating 54 reviews across all sites and booksellers. As it’s the first book in the series, I was nervous going into the release — one
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