I’m on my way back from the Coastal Magic Convention (CMC), where a terrific time was had by all. Kudos to Jennifer Morris, who always manages to efficiently organize so many fun events and informative panels. Plus the Day of the Dead party was awesome! CMC is a small convention of ~300 people. The size…
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How to Write a Bad Blog Post
On one of my other group blogs, I saw a guest post recently where the author wrote a couple of lackluster paragraphs that were basically an excuse to introduce her book cover and blurb. I started reading and immediately glazed over. Needless to say, I never got to the cover or blurb. There’s lots of…
Scaling the TBR Pile
I’ll be giving a workshop via Skype on building romantic tension and conflict for the Orlando Public Library. You can register here. I assume the event is designed for people to attend in person, but I’m not positive. If you have questions, though, ask them, not me. I just do what I’m told. Recently I…
How to Write a Bestseller
You ever notice that the people who teach how to write bestsellers are not actually writing them? I always wonder about this… Anyway, as writers, we spend a fair amount of time contemplating, discussing and, yes, taking workshops on how to write bestselling books. We pretty much all want to have our books sell well,…
Do Appearances Matter?
The anthology I’m in, DARK SECRETS: A PARANORMAL NOIR ANTHOLOGY, is out now! I’m super proud to hang between the covers with so many authors I admire. Plus it’s just fascinating to read what everyone did with this crossover genre concept. It seems there’s been a number of scandals lately where writers posed as someone…