In honor and memory of all those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom, I wanted to say ‘Thank you’. My generation, and those generations before mine and too many of those now and in the future, have and will live through decades of war. Some of those wars were justified but […]
A Writers’ Super Group
I’ve added a new link to my Blogs I Read list: New Kid on the Writer’s Block. See what you think. Writing is a solitary occupation but groups like this, Four Foxes One Hound and Avalon Authors help us all to keep in contact to assist and encourage one another as well as talk with readers. […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: April 2012
My editor at Avalon Books has just told me that Wait a Lonely Lifetime will be published two months earlier than originally scheduled. Avalon Books releases 60 titles a year, the majority of which are romance novels. Wait a Lonely Lifetime will be in the April releases so I’ll be editing/proofreading the book early in […]
Defending Romance – Again.
USA Today Interview with Sarah Wendell (Smart Bitches Trashy Books) While there is an erotic subgenre for romance fiction and this seems to be overwhelming the market at the moment, there are many more areas of the commercial genre, as in any other type of genre fiction. Crime fiction often has major sexual overtones but […]
What Fiction Can Do For Us
While at the RWA National Conference in New York at the end of June, I attended a media training workshop. The workshop concentrated on preparing yourself for interviews – particularly hostile interviews. The questions running through my head were: “Why do we have to defend our writing like this? Why is Romance under constant attack?” […]
Proliferation of Characters
I’m beginning revision work on Salsa Dancing today. After reading an article about the invasion of characters, I have some thinking to do. As I write, I allow free-reign (which can sometimes become a free rain) to my imagination and thought processes. This gives me the freedom to explore direction, characterization and the story itself. […]
Books & More: Reviews & Comment
Mazatlan Confidential Sweet Spot, Linton Robinson Linton Robinson’s novel of corrupt politicians, Mazatlan Carnival and baseball has all the credentials for a block-busting read: gritty, graphic and gripping. This is a fortuitous find among the many thousands of titles that are published every year and well-worth the effort. Fans of Elmore Leonard, Raymond Chandler and […]
Reflected Glory III
Congratulations to Solveig Frykman-Lloyd on her top award for her work with CDIC (Cwmni Dawns Ieuenctid Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen Youth Dance Company). Solveig’s work with young dancers is outstanding, innovative and challenging. She returned from a tour in China to this great news. I worked with Solveig for many years at Dawns Dyfed and her […]
Pumpkin Pies and Parker House Rolls
I live in Wales. That makes celebrating Thanksgiving a certain challenge. The last Thursday of November is never a day off. Libby’s solid pack pumpkin is only available in one shop in the country, at import prices. All the implements for measuring are either metric or imperial – too little or too big for my […]
Books & More: Reviews & Comment
Books & More: Reviews & Comment Dipping into the Past to Read the Present, 13 Nov 2010 Lyonesse Abbey & Time at Tarragon, Jill Tattersall Now, this book was a revelation and sparked my interest in the romance genre. Lyonesse Abbey is gothic romance at its best. Fun and memorable.