I’m planning on hitting some amazing romance author goals this coming year. Yes, I know. Setting any kind of goals for the coming year, especially professional romance author publishing goals, might seem like an exercise in frustration and futility. But
Ten Things I Am Grateful For In the Bizarre and Horrifying Year of Our Lord 2020 It’s weird. Everything, really. But finding gratitude especially. Given the discomfiting dichotomy of 2020 being the worst shitshow in America in my fifty years
Why Do Happy Endings Matter So Much in Romance? Like clockwork, somebody always pops up on social media arguing that you don’t need a happily ever after or happily for now (HEA/HFN) ending to have a romance. It would be
Ten Lessons I’ve Learned over Twenty Years Happily Married If you’d told me when I was 25-years old that a few years later I’d meet the man of my dreams—and that I’d eventually, happily, celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary—I would’ve
Literary Agent Lesley Sabga Okay, time for the sharing of big career news… (*Takes deep breath and screams*) I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT!!! (*Dances wildly around office*) As of today, I am officially repped by the amazing Lesley Sabga with
It’s Another New Year, a New Decade, and a New Chance to Change for the Better. Wow. That’s it. 2019 is over. This has been both the longest, and the shortest, year of my life. One of those years where
Why Great Writing Matters—Even in Romance Novels I was an avid reader long before I became a writer. As a kid growing up in a volatile household, books were my escape. A great book was one I could read over
Five Reasons Why I DNF (Do Not Finish) Books Once I learned to read in kindergarten, I was unstoppable. Books became my life. Or at least my escape from real life for a while. For many years I read a
Crazy Things Happen When You Write Steamy Romance I recently became a published contemporary romance author. As soon as my short story, ‘Just Friends’, came out, I let everyone know: friends, family, acquaintances, social media followers and random strangers. I
My Recent Author Interview on Peggy Jaeger’s Blog Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of being interviewed on author Peggy Jaegers fantastic blog. Her interview questions were fun, funny, interesting and different. I hope my answers were, too. If you’d
