Ya know, I like magic as much as the next person. . . no, I think I have to take that back.  I don’t like magic when it’s just a big special effects show.  I like magic to be fully integrated with the plot and characters of the book.  I don’t need to know how [...]

Series of connected stories have been big for younger readers ever since The Famous Five first started tromping around the English countryside. This year, my online Christmas shopping includes the latest books in the series each of my kids is reading: George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series for my son, Jenny [...]

Screenwriting is an entirely different world than the publishing world. The most obvious difference is the format–a script looks entirely different from a book manuscript. In a film script, dialogue is set off in blocks with wider margins. The dialogue alternates with description, each scene identified by an interior or exterior location. As an example, [...]

I’m writing a sexy book. I don’t usually do that. Used to, wasn’t exactly comfortable, found my niche on the sweet side. Yet, the book I’m writing on a rush deadline is turning out sexy and you know what? It’s fun. It’s different. Also, I’m not cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year, which is also fin [...]