Hello, my pretties, and welcome back to NaNoWriMo: Preptober planning! If you missed an earlier post, have no fear! Here are some helpful...

Welcome back, my pretties, to Preptober: Week 3! Last week, we discussed the who, what, and where of your story--your main character...

Hello, my pretties, and welcome back to Preptober: Week 2! Last week, we went over a few things to prepare you for diving into NaNoWriMo...

Hello, my pretties! November is coming up fast, and we know what that means--NaNoWriMo! For those who might not know, NaNoWriMo is...

It's nearly here! Only six more days till you can get your hot little hands on a copy of MORIBUND, book one in The Circuit Fae series!...

As a senior editor for a romance e-publisher, oftentimes, my job is to disappoint hopeful authors, to tell them that their work is not up...

In my role as an author and editor, I am often asked, what do I consider to be the hallmarks of a professional writer? How do you tell...

Hello, my pretties and all you sleeper-princesses out there! Several of you have asked for a one-stop shop for important Circuit Fae...

Fight scenes! Many writers dread writing them, and who can blame them? Writing a good fight scene is an art in itself. Here are some of...

I’ve been asked a lot lately why I write lesbian heroes. The answer seems simple: I'm gay and I'm part of the LGBTQ community. Makes...

I’ve been an editor for eight years now, and I've noticed that one of the hallmarks of a newer, inexperienced writer is “fancy” dialogue...

A wise author once told me that buying a book is like buying a box of cereal. You walk down the aisle, looking at the boxes like they’re...

Check out the gorgeous cover for MORIBUND! It's the first book in my CIRCUIT FAE series, an urban fantasy romance featuring the Fae and...

One of the things I often talk about with writers, both the aspiring and the experienced, is how to craft an Authorial Identity. Briefly,...

I realize it’s been a while since I posted anything here. Life and deadlines get in the way of blogging sometimes. Being an editor/author...

The heroic journey. We all know it’s supposed to be hard. The hero* is supposed to work at it. After all, no one just walks into Mordor,...

I’ve been a senior editor for Loose Id since 2009. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of manuscripts have come across my desk. I’ve accepted...