Somewhere in the latter half of 2011, while standing in the shower I had a flash of an image. These happen on occasion, I usually get the start of stories out of them. In this freeze frame image a man in a suit sat on the edge of a hospital bed, looking away from the […]
Read MoreCreated by the amazing Tiferet Design. Arthur Drams works for a secret government security agency, but all he really does is spend his days in a cubical writing reports no one reads. After getting another “lateral promotion” by a supervisor who barely remembers his name, it’s suggested that Arthur try to ‘make friends’ and ‘get […]
Read MoreOriginally written by request for Heart to Heart, Romance Writers of New Zealand, April 2017, ISSN:1178-3929, Heroines Special Edition. I was once asked how I write same-gender romances. It was the Sunday of conference, I was tired and more than a little hungover so I quite glibly answered ‘pick a gender and write it twice’. […]
Read MoreIn electrical science, a “complete circuit” refers to the flow of electrons from the source (a battery) to the load (bulb in a flashlight) and then back to the source. That seems like a very heavy-handed way to start a blog post about writing a romance novel, but think about it in terms of the […]
Read MoreThis morning I went to see my chiropractor. He’s a generally nice guy, we’ve got kids about the same age. He knows what I do and asks me if it’s going to be a slouching over my desk day, or chasing after a large, strong, active, three-year-old day. Basically, how am I going to undo […]
Read MoreIf you have never seen the movie UP go watch it now. Are you done crying? Here’s my question, where did Dug the dog come from? This is my best guess. Dug is a Golden Retriever. As far as I can tell the rest of the dogs in Muntz’ pack are Rottweilers, Bulldogs, and Alpha […]
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If you read romance novels with any regularity you’re probably aware of the shutdown of All Romance Ebooks. If you’re not here’s a quick summary. One of the largest retailers of romance ebooks outside of Amazon went dark on December 31 giving only three days notice. For authors and publishers this has been, what can […]
Read MoreFood is sacred. Food is culture, religion, tradition, civilization. Few rituals don’t involve food in some definition. It might be as simple as a pinch of saffron or a sip of wine. It might be grand meals of celebration. It might be the self-denial of food making the return all that more important. That makes […]
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If you have a kid under ten, especially a girl, odds are you’ve been subjected to Frozen, the most artificially constructed Disney movie in history. I swear every character has been optimized by their marketing department for peek saleability. And each song is more earwormy than the next. And after repeated viewings I have some […]
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Starting something new. Short meta thoughts on Monday mornings. How Brexit is Going to Screw Fireman Sam For those who aren’t up on semi-educational Welsh originated childrens’ shows Fireman Sam is an animation about fireman Sam, the hero firefighter of the little Welsh village of Pontypandy. Yes, it is named Pontypandy. It’s a seaside fishing […]
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