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Awash in Virgins
Yikes. I'm having a bit of a literary crisis here. I recently found a lot of my "noodle pot" stories--when I finish a big pr...
By Skylar Masey
April 11, 2007
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Space?
My curiosity was piqued (as I hope others were) a week or so ago by the article “Doohan’s Ashes to be Blasted into Space”. I clicked on the ...
By Lynda K. Scott
April 06, 2007
Announcing Star-Crossed Romance on MySpace
Hi Everyone! I've been working diligently...well, maybe diligent is too strong a word, lol, on a MySpace presence for Star-Crossed. I...
By Angela Verdenius
April 05, 2007
Cats and things
Well, what a week it's been! Or should I say month? LOL I've had a run of sick animals, so my vet bill is...okay, we won't go...
April 04, 2007
The Clutter or Spring Cleaning Your Brain Pan
I know, before anyone says anything...I was supposed to blog yesterday. I promise, I will get this right one day. (And knowing my luck it wi...
Monogamy in Erotic Romance...Or Not?
Well, I was going to do some clever April Fool's Post and backdate this to yesterday, but meh--insert your own suitable prankage here. ...
By Two Voices Publishing
March 31, 2007
Some Shameless Beggin'
I found out last nigth that Ravenstar's Bride has finaled in the Best Overall Science Fiction Romance Category in the Fantasm Awards! Th...
By Skylar Masey
March 30, 2007
Bug Guy & Spider Gal: Sexy or Spooky?
Still vacillating between what to talk about in this post, I got a clear and present (though not so dangerous) sign. (I am a big believe in ...
Siren's Call ~ Out Now!
Here's my new futuristic romance, out now at New Concepts Publishing. Blurb: United Alliance starships have been sent to evacuate the po...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 29, 2007
In Like A Lamb, Out Like A Lion
March, in Michigan, is a very capricious month. One day there might be snow and freezing rain, the next warm spring air and vibrant blue ski...
The future of writing about the future
I've always been fascinated by the ability of science fiction writers to look into the crystal ball of their imaginations and build the ...
March 25, 2007
Spring Fling
I was supposed to post on Friday, but had to work and was finishing up on a novella an editor at Red Sage had asked for a full on, and tryin...
Boinnngggg!
Spriiiinnnnnggggg!!! Ever so glorious, thank the gods it's here finally, spring! I noticed that the Blogger dashboard this morning said,...
By Skylar Masey
March 22, 2007
Spring Into Something New
With Spring now upon us, I paused to consider what the season was about (and also in part because I needed a theme for this post). I conclu...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 21, 2007
Wandering thoughts on Spring
Anyone who’s known me for more than a year probably also knows that Spring is my favorite season. I start a countdown shortly after New Year...
By Two Voices Publishing
March 19, 2007
So they call this spring?
Happy Spring Week at Star Crossed Romance! 'Tis the season to think of gentle breezes, new flowers and the blush of love...somewhere in ...
By Angela Verdenius
March 19, 2007
introducing new genres
You know, once upon a time (sounds like the start of a fairy tale LOL ) I used to only read historical romances, the odd contemporary romanc...
March 19, 2007
Me Too!! Immorati now available
Finally, after months of waiting and nail biting, Immorati is now available on ebook from Triskelion Publishing. Jumping up and down like a ...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 19, 2007
New Release - Altered Destiny
My newest release from Triskelion Publishing is now available! I had great fun writing Altered Destiny, a SF Fantasy filled with elf-like al...
I Need a Hero...ine
I've got the seeds for a WIP for another anthology traveling around in my head. One of the minor characters I got somewhat attached to ...
By Skylar Masey
March 15, 2007
Read It And Weep
I don’t know about the rest of you, but sometimes I can break into tears over something I’m reading. What makes it even worse? When the word...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 14, 2007
Babysitting
Hi Everyone, (This post should have come through yesterday but I had 'issues' with Blogger. Normally, I'd just skip my turn but ...
Smurfish, Mother-Smurfer...Do You Smurf It?
So this week's special topic here at Star-Crossed is Alien Languages. I understand that Tolkien wrote the entire Lord of the Rings body...
By Skylar Masey
March 08, 2007
Once Upon A Time in Winzles
Once upon a futuristic time in Winzles there lived super-saviors. It’s a town pretty much like any other, where the old was overtaken by the...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 07, 2007
Alien Language for Writers 101
This week our theme is Alien Languages. I’m going to confess right now the only alien language I’ve ever heard is what’s babbled out of a on...
By Two Voices Publishing
March 06, 2007
Wowza is the same in any language
Okay, I was supposed to come up with a post on alien languages today and I admit it, I dropped the ball. I went food shopping, ranted to a f...
A Calculated Risk
Available today from Amber Heat ! A Calculated Risk by Bernadette Gardner ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-000-8 (Electronic) Tarrant Kane was bred for ...
By Lynda K. Scott
March 04, 2007
Sale!
Hi Everyone! I just wanted to announce that Linda Wisdom and I have sold our second erotic paranormal novella to Triskelion Publishing. No o...
By Angela Verdenius
March 03, 2007
Procrastination
Procrastination. I'm good at it. Here I am, I should have started book 14 in my Heart & Soul series. A Love's title. Deadlin...
March 02, 2007
When Technology Runs Amok
Or just plain doesn't want to cooperate with us. Take my phone for instance. Now, it's not my secondary line which has the DSL runni...
By Skylar Masey
February 27, 2007
Zing Me Baby!
No lie, my boyfriend snagged me in part because of what I thought was an ingenious one-liner. He said, “If I said you had a beautiful body w...
By Lynda K. Scott
February 23, 2007
Neat Science Factoids
On a number of my loops, readers ask where I get some of my ideas. Well, they come from all over the place to be honest. I like to read; boo...
By Two Voices Publishing
February 23, 2007
Hero Archetypes
Writing in science fiction, paranormal and fantasy genres allows for an eclectic mix of hero types. Who is your favorite? The Swashbuckling ...
February 21, 2007
Shaking the Tree: Or Mixed Genres
I think I've probably wrote on this before, but I've recently found a new love for mixing fantasy and sci-fi. What's made me emb...
Speculating on Speculative Fiction
Something spurred my brain into thought-mode the other day. In a review of Alien Communion over at Dear Author.com, Jayne made a remark th...
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