I first started writing romances for publication when I was still living in Australia. When I began, I did a lot of research about writing for Romanceland, and what editors of the day were looking for. Nearly everyone I knew that was also writing, was writing for publication with Mills & Boon–about the only romances […]
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I write a lot of sexy books. You may have noticed. 2013 was one of my peaks of productivity for books. I wrote and released nearly two dozen of them. And nearly every single one of them was an erotic romance. One can get awfully sick of describing sex after so many books, although I
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A great many authors start off their stories by asking themselves a very famous question. What if…? For example, the English author of action thrillers, Desmond Bagley, wrote his best seller, Running Blind, not because he wanted to write a spy thriller, but because he had spent his summer vacation in Iceland, and wanted to
There were two major influences that drove me as I wrote Heart of Vengeance, one of them positive, the other horribly negative…but I’ll get to that one in a minute. The positive one was an old 1952 movie that I must have watched three or four times growing up. There was only one TV station
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Brace yourself! Joanie MacNeil is another Australian romance author. I’m not entirely sure what side of the countries she’s from, but if she’s from Western Australia then she will be, of course, perfect. 🙂 Joanie writes contemporary romance, and will be guesting here on Friday. She’ll also be giving away one of her romances. Drop
Guest post … and giveaway. Joanie MacNeil here on Friday. Read More »
I’m terribly aware of the fact that my summer has been a complete disaster, writing-wise, and that some of you (I won’t name names) are feeling a bit impatient for the long promised big book [The Branded Rose Prophecy] which wasn’t published when I thought it would be. I’ll talk about that another day,
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As promised I’m doing what I call a “casual” cover reveal…because the cover really deserves a bit of attention, because it’s, well, different. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. Dar Albert, from Wicked Smart Designs, should get a little bit of applause – she has done all my indie covers and they’re all
New cover for THE BRANDED ROSE PROPHECY — the first step-back ebook cover! Read More »
Renovations are killing me. My hands have never been so sore and swollen, as frequently as they have been. And my body aches in places I didn’t realize I had muscles until now. We’re a bit behind schedule right now, so every spare moment is taken up by hanging drywall, prepping and painting, all before
My Life/Working Notes – The Cover, The Cover! Read More »
Oh! Wow!! Just got a look at the final cover for The Branded Rose Prophecy…. It’s gorgeous. Brilliant! Stay tuned – once it’s all finalized, I’ll do the big reveal thing. (It’ll be worth it!) Cheers, t.
Cover for THE BRANDED ROSE PROPHECY! Read More »
Gak! I’ve never done a cover reveal thingy before. This is kinda fun! We wanted to make a bit of fuss over this cover because it’s so damned gorgeous. So, without further ado, here it is, both the print edition and the ebook version: Click on the images to get a full screen view!
Ta-Dah! The New Cover for FORBIDDEN! — Win A $100 Visa Gift Card. Read More »