Handsome Heroes THE TEXAS RANGER’S DAUGHTER goes on sale in February 2013, but you get a sneak peek here and also a look at what goes into introducing your hero. We all expect a romance hero to be handsome.  That’s part of his job and an author’s description of a hero is very important.  But [...]

I suppose it should come as no surprise that the best way to attract attention for your blog is to be controversial.  Talk politics or religion, suggest doing something playful but unpleasant to animals, take on whatever juggernaut is dominating the opinion pages of the paper. I have, on my own blog, done my share [...]

I have a terrible confession to make.  While I am a professional, published novelist, I am also an illicit reader of how-to manuals about writing.  I read beginning ones (anything. . . For Dummies), I read advanced ones (Between the Lines, by Jessica Page Morrell), I read those specialized for my genre (The Tough Guide to [...]

Just when you think you know where it’s at, somebody moves it! That’s how I felt about the e-book revolution. I had no problem with e-readers and e-books . . . as long as I had print to fall back on. The feel of a book in hand, the sight of it on the stands, [...]