Monthly Archives: October 2009

Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, "Hit"

Hit Out of the sparkling sea I drew my tingling body clear, and lay On a low ledge the livelong summer day, Basking, and watching lazily White sails in Falmouth Bay. My body seemed to burn Salt in the sun … Continue reading

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Moonlight Mistress Excerpt – Danger

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. In this scene, Noel Ashby has recently been captured by an enemy. # A woman crouched before him, naked, her long blond hair trailing to the chalky stone floor. She had … Continue reading

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Robin Bradford Guest Post – Audiobook & E-book Pricing

Please welcome my guest, Robin Bradford! # The price of sharing For years, there have been two markets for audiobooks. There was the retail market, which sold audiobooks at around $39.99/title. This was higher and lower, of course, depending on … Continue reading

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Anne Sexton, "The Black Art"

The Black Art A woman who writes feels too much,those trances and portents!As if cycles and children and islandsweren’t enough; as if mourners and gossipsand vegetables were never enough.She thinks she can warn the stars.A writer is essentially a spy.Dear … Continue reading

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Living/Writing Balance

I sing in a choir. I would have more time to sing and practice music if I didn’t spend so much time writing. Or vice versa. And if I didn’t spend so much time reading, I would have more time … Continue reading

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Sisyphus, Writing

I dug into my journal entries of six years ago for this post. I was working on, at the time, the first novel I ever actually completed. Looking back, I seem to have had much more anxiety over the process … Continue reading

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Stories in the Head

I used to make up stories before I went to sleep every night. Usually I didn’t get very far. Sometimes I would barely arrange the scene before drifting off, and would start in approximately the same place on the following … Continue reading

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An Experiment in Second-Person Present

This is an old essay I unearthed from the depths of my laptop. # Point of view and tense have a dramatic effect on a story’s tone. The following excerpt comes from the first typed draft of my short story … Continue reading

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Moonlight Mistress excerpt – Dialogue

Moonlight Mistress is out December 2009 from Harlequin Spice. This scene takes place as Crispin’s regiment is heading to France, in the early days of World War One. # Crispin mentally shook himself and joined a group of the men … Continue reading

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Nifty Stuff That Ought To Be In Romance Novels

Nifty Stuff That Ought To Be In Romance Novels Bored with billionaire heroes and heroines who own their own antique shops? Be bored no more! Include these elements in your romance, and watch it catch fire! (Keep extinguisher handy, and … Continue reading

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