Talking Shop: Writing the Lady Casanova

If there’s one consistent criticism I get for my fae romance, Goblin Fires, it’s that the main character Reagan “sleeps around”.

Many reviewers feel Reagan’s lusty pursuits (she has three carnal encounters which do not involve her leading lady) undermine her likability as a character, and her devotion to Ceridwen, the woman she loves from afar.

Talking Shop: The Responsibilities of Editors

I’ve heard it said here and there that, “The best thing about self-publishing is that anyone can do it. And the worst thing about self-publishing is that anyone can do it.”

There’s a lot of criticism out there for self-published and Indie authors, based on the opinion that a good deal of self-published and indie material is simply not good. Poorly written, poorly researched, poorly edited...there are dozens of different components that go into publishing a good book worth paying money for, and with the freedom afforded by all the new self-pub services we have to choose from, the quality control of all these components can get by as largely unchecked.

Talking Shop: 5 Basic Rules for Writing

There are lots and lots of lists out there telling authors what to do and what not to do. Some of these cover marketing, querying, submitting manuscripts, editing...today I'm posting my own 5 Basic Rules for Writing (Anything). There's no order to these; I consider each of them highly important. If you are serious about writing, I highly, highly suggest you follow these guidelines.