Swept Away By Valentine...

I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day. It feels so fake to me and it’s fraught with expectations and people who are worried they aren’t doing enough or angry that their partners aren’t doing enough. It’s almost always a lose-lose situation....

Gorgeous New Cover Art:...

Love angels and demons? Check for my upcoming release from Total-E-Bound. cover by Fiona Jayde A Lesser Evil (M/M Romance) Rowan McCall is about to start a new phase in his painting career with a one-man show at a prestigious San Francisco art gallery. What should be a triumph turns to...

A fun and useful tool f...

I’m not sure who first told me about Write or Die, but I didn’t pay any attention to them. It took two or three other people mentioning it before I took a look at the website, and I have to say I’m very glad I did. [Time for a disclaimer: I am not associated in any way...

Writers’ Biggest Issues...

On the recent giveaway, I asked what each entrant considered his biggest problem. Here’s a list of the responses, no names attached. In the coming weeks I’ll write blog posts to cover these topics and hopefully offer some suggestions to overcome your challenges. If you...

Smooth Draft free edit ...

Thanks to everyone who entered the raffle and thanks so much for your patience. I’ve emailed the winners and here’s a list, so if you didn’t get your email, let me know. First prize: Free edit goes to Michael Thomas 2nd prize: 50% off editing/proofreading: Pat Brown 2x...

Mini update from EM: I&...

Between computer issues (my laptop was out of commission with a messed-up keyboard that had to be repaired), being sick and not being able to use my work computer, I’ve been offline for most of the past ten days. I’m digging my way through a backlog of emails and working on...