Hello, my pretties! This weekend, I'll be a guest author and panelist at the Arisia sci-fi/fantasy/fandom convention in Boston, MA. I...

Every year at this time, I do a year in review where I take a hard look at my writing process and look for ways to improve. This year,...

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...

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...

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...

As a writer, I’ve tackled many different genres from romance to science fiction to urban fantasy, but until a few years ago, I’d always...

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...