Men!

Who among us has never uttered that word? With or without your choice of expletives? My darling husband is nobody's saint but he's a...

frustrating characters

Right now, I hate my two characters. Well, no, I don't really HATE them. That's the wrong word. My current two characters frustrat...

The Long and Short of It

When you first come up with a story idea, how do you know if it's going to be a novel, novella or short story? If you only have a germ o...

Got Romance?

On the eve of my seventh anniversary, and hungry for an idea to wet my honey’s appetite, I find myself looking back over our years together…...

Forbidden Planets

One of the best SF films ever, Forbidden Planet (1956) introduced us to a mysterious planet where monsters abide - and Robbie the Robot. Th...

Breaking the Boundaries of Love

As my alter ego, Bernadette Gardner, I’m a hard core sci-fi fan. In Bernadette’s short erotic romances, I explore the steamier side of scien...

Review for Heartstone

Folks, I'm sorry I've had such a low profile around here lately. I've had to work OT at the day job, I'm trying to do a rewr...

What Elves Eat - Out Now!

What Elves Eat , my male/male erotic fantasy story, is out now at Changeling Press. This is my first foray into writing manlove, so if you l...

The TBR pile topples!

I've just received a huge box from Amazon this morning after a book-buying spree last week. I bought 12 books but in my defence some of...

Juggling Your Multiple Personalities

Juggling seems to be a recurrent theme with me; whether I'm juggling the many projects I'm working on or work and writing time with ...

To the Moon, Alice! Just not the one you think.

So in real life these days, I'm playing the real estate game, trying to sell my house. We're building a new one with more closet sp...

Do You Scribble?

“Be careful and color inside the lines.” That often uttered sentiment flitted through my head as I maneuvered my lawnmower row by row, caref...

If Wishes Came True

This is the title of my latest release, a paranormal romance that's out now with Samhain Publishing. Here's the blurb to tickle your...

We Interupt this Blog to Bring You an Important Message

I know it's not my day to post, but I just had to share... Kathleen Scott just got a rockin' review for her novella FATAL ERROR, whi...

Buns of Steel - Who's Your Super Hero?

In October, my first Super Hero story releases with Amber Quill Press. The Adventures of Molten Man (No. 1) is somewhat satirical erotic ro...

Cover Me!

Here is my cover for TIES OF VALOR! Thought I'd share the super-sized version so you wouldn't have to squint at the thumbnail on the...

A Day Late, A Mind Short

Oops. Real life often has a way of getting in your face and it smacked my upside the head yesterday, LOL My lovely daughter just bought her ...

films vs books

Ever watched a good movie, only to cringe at some of the things done by the characters? I've sat there and thought "No! I would hav...

Arrggh!

Avast! And...stuff. It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day! So shivvy up, ye scurvy dawgs, and show some love for your favorite pir...

Ever Felt Like A Character in the Play of Life?

I’ve been making up stories for as long as I can remember. Not only did I draw pictures to illustrate them, my sister and I also set about r...

World Series of Sequels...

I am a sequel junkie. When I read a really good book I always wonder if there are others that will come later in the series, will there be ...

Flip a coin

What a terrific bunch of posts about villains! And if the books are as good as the excerpts, (I’m sure they are!) I’m going to have some gre...

Star-Crossed Romance

Star-Crossed Romance Villains I love villains. Face it, they make the story go forward, for without the villain plotting the downfall of th...

7 Degrees of Separate Villians

I have to say, I really love to write villians. There is a certain freedom in writing them that I don't necessarily feel with my heroin...

Eeee-Vil

What makes a truly evil character? What makes an engaging villain? Who are the ones you love to hate, and why? This is a question that pla...

Fable Me Evil

Mwahaha! That maniacal laugh would be the call to arms (or final gloat over your dying body) from Rumius, villain-superb from TIES OF VALOR....

What Makes A Good Villain Tick?

To continue our discussion of villains, let me ask this. Is the best villain someone who personifies the ultimate evil, who has no redeeming...

Villains! You got to have them!

Starting today, we're having a two week period to discuss our book's villains and I get to lead off :D As you all know, the hero/her...

Celebrating Heartstone

To celebrate the release of Heartstone, I'm offering a prize drawing for members of my newsgroup (to be chosen at random). The prize: A ...

sci-fi/futuristic romance Food musings

well, isn't this just ducky! I'm supposed to be doing a post (and late again - someone smack me with a wet noodle!)...and my mind i...