Speech tags speak loude...

That should probably be “more loudly,” (assuming speech tags could speak) but I’ll stick with the well-known phrase even though it’s got some grammatical issues, anthropomorphizing aside. The Basics Speech tags. We’ve all seen them, even if we didn’t...

New: A Lesser Evil: M/M...

M/M Paranormal Erotic Romance   Now out from Total-E-Bound and available at Amazon, All Romance, B&N, and from the publisher. Blinded in a hate attack, painter Rowan McCall sells his soul to a demon to restore his sight, and his guardian angel’s arrival may do more harm than...

What makes a good autho...

Wait? What does that hottie have to do with the subject line? Nothing, but you probably enjoyed looking at him before you read this I’m currently in the process of re-doing my main website with links and information to all of my books.  I’d love to get reader feedback on what...

Character and Setting

We’ve talked a lot about developing layers for your characters, building the character arc and using supporting characters to increase the conflict in a story. Today I’ll discuss how setting can bring in yet another layer to your characters. Setting encompasses time period,...

Ten Tips on Using Tribe...

I’m not particularly hip to new social media sites: It took me a few years to even get a Facebook account, so when I first heard of Triberr I admit I ignored it. But author Kayelle Allen made me think twice about using the service. And I’m glad I did. I’ve absolutely...

Character vs. Plot, Par...

Last time I wrote about how plot and character are interwoven, so when they interact you get a stronger story than with just good characters or a thrilling plot. (Read Part 1 of Character vs. Plot) I love working on plots—on the what and how of the story more than the who—and for a long...