This post was published five years ago today. Five years!! I’ve been keeping a blog for a long time. There are posts going back even further than this one, but I thought this one would bear repeating, for newer readers to discover. –t. I think the reason why I write fiction is pretty much out there […]
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I think everyone considers, at least once in their life, and usually when they’re young, the idea of pursuing fame and fortune as a movie star. I know I did. Lately, though, I have begun to think screen actors have the worst job in the world. Just to begin, most of them have to shuck
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May your 2018 be brilliant and most of all, happy. Unlike previous years, this year I sat back at my work desk on December 28th and haven’t stopped. Today being the first of the month and the first day of the year, I have been entrenched in my office all day and have only now
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As Christmas Day falls on a Monday, this year I get to say Merry Christmas on the actual day. May you and yours have a wonderful day, eat far too much, regret it as usual, and relax with your loved ones and wonder where the year went. And because my blog wouldn’t be
A young Queen Elizabeth on a one pound note, circa 1976The second season episodes of the most expensive TV series ever produced, The Crown, which cost a mere $130M, just dropped on Netflix a few days ago. It’s interesting timing, because today is the 81st anniversary of the day that Britain’s King Edward VIII renounced
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When most people think of “traditions”, they’re thinking of society-wide customs and habits that become ingrained over years and generations. The holiday season is a good example, for it is stuffed full of traditions. But traditions can be more personal and often, far more significant. For instance, a personal tradition of mine is to step
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It’s a sign of the times: I have learned over the last few years to be wary of any book published by the last remaining five traditional New York publishers because the price is usually outrageous, and the story a re-hash of recent best sellers, with anything resembling originality edited out of it. For the
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In your newsletter, you said that The Branded Rose Prophecy is extra, extra-long. I was curious. What’s the longest you’ve ever written, and what’s the shortest (complete story, that is!) you’ve ever written? This mailbag question was an interesting one for me, as Thor: Ragnarok was released a few days ago. It’s the third movie in
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I’m always amused by readers who think I only write erotic paranormal romances. I received a number of emails from readers in response to last week’s post, expressing surprise to learn I write (and have always written) romantic suspense as well. As this month is a romantic suspense kind of a month, I thought I’d
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’tis the season for all things taut and thrilling. Lately, I’ve been writing a lot of romantic suspense. Actually, I should say, I’m getting back to writing a lot of suspense thrillers. For readers who have only just stumbled over my stories in the recent past, it seems like a new genre for me, but it’s
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