A Writer's Way

Hmmm ...I thought I'd give my thoughts on the writing process - or should I say how I do it? LOL I get most of my ideas while driving, b...

November Means NaNoWriMo

One of the most fascinating things about being a writer is the fact that no two people do the job the same way. Sometimes I don't even ...

Bonfires and Fireworks

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night: The persistent smell of burning wood in the autumn air. Clear, cold, sunny days and foggy nights. Firewor...

Guy Fawkes Day

Most of us here in the U.S. don't know very much about GUY FAWKES or Guy Gawkes Day but since we here at Star-Crossed represent authors ...

Trick or Treat?

I don't know about you, but I love tricks and treats equally as well! (Though I'm happy my candy corn t-shirt says "I AM THE TR...

Guest - Meagan Hatfield

Please join us in welcoming guest blogger, Meagan Hatfield. I know you'll enjoy her post. ______________________________________________...

Autumn

Okay, I know at least one member of our little merry band here is experiencing the exact opposite, but bear with me. I happen to love autum...

Taking Names

While watching UGLY BETTY last Thursday, I was struck by Betty's rapport with her dad. She was talking about her writing professor being...

Real Things That Go Bump In The Night

Ever since I was a very little kid, I've loved scary movies and books that make your heart race and your blood pressure rise. I've p...

Sixth Sense or Overactive Imagination?

I'm not one to get easily spooked and tend to dismiss stories of hauntings and ghost sightings as thrilling imaginative stories. Don'...

Things that go bump on TV

I've been on a blogging sabbatical of late, but I had to drop in to talk about this week's topic, Things That Go Bump in the Night. ...

Boos & Bumps in the Night

The soft hiss of air engulfed her like a warm shroud, wrapping her in folds of heat that thawed her icy heart. Her exhale whooshed out shall...

new books, new worlds

Today a bag of new books arrived. I tell you, I'm like a little kid at Christmas! I get soooo excited! Man, I just can't wait to ri...

Peter Panning It

Getting older is a bitch. Not just a small nagging one either, but a big raging hormone fest of a bitch. I'm speaking of the aging physc...

Banned Books...Keep Your Fire to Yourself

Rebel isn’t my middle name, but I do on occasion like to push the envelope. So why would I have been any different in my youth…other than th...

Celebrating Banned Books

"Part of living in a democracy means respecting each other's differences and the right of all people to choose for themselves what ...

Times Haven't Really Changed - Have They?

For me, banned books have always had the opposite effect. It just makes me want to read them all the more, even if I've never shown an i...

Pwn3d!

...or...Whose Characters Are They, Anyway? I had a draft responding to this question in a blog conversation posted over here at Smart Bitche...

This See-saw Called a Writer's Life

I got home Saturday from a friend’s wedding to find a yellow envelope laying on my kitchen counter. I knew who it was from and since it was ...

Is that a vampire in your pocket?

I've been bitten by the vampire bug. In just over a week I devoured all of Lynn Viehl's Darkyn series to date, and J.R. Ward's...

No Subject at all...

I don't really have a subject for today's blog (hence it's late arrival on the board) so bear with me. First, I'm writing a ...

Conference Season

Over the last few days I've been trying to compile a list of local RWA chapter conferences to put on my calendar for next year. Being in...

man Enough to Show Feelings

A man who shows his feelings. We know them - the ones who will shed a tear at the sight of their newborn baby, who will openly admit to sme...