I think I’ve confessed here before that one thing I love about writing is doing the background research. Sometimes my reason for enjoying the research is obvious, such as the many times I’ve–tragically, I know–found myself needing to know something about men’s underwear. No, seriously. My husband’s a confirmed boxer-briefs-from-Target kind of guy, so if …
I do like to tease. So I present to you a brief excerpt from Guarded, a novella that will be available (for free!) sometime this summer. I don’t have the release date yet. This will be part of the Goodreads M/M Romance group’s Love’s Landscapes event. So for now I present to you the initial interaction …
Sometimes when I write, I include little details that possibly nobody but me will ever notice. But they make me happy. Sometimes they help me understand a character better, sometimes they tie things together in ways that satisfy my slightly OCD-ish tendencies. Sometimes they just amuse me. Here are three of them from Motel. Pool. …
I’ve been thinking about this and I’d love to know your thoughts. The other day, one of my daughters asked me a question: “Hey, Mom. If someone is a transgender woman who is attracted to other women, is she a lesbian?” And then the next day she asked, “Hey, Mom. If two bisexual girls are …
I’ve been posting about some of the locations featured in my new novel, Motel. Pool. Today is the sixth and final stop: Route 66. I’m not generally a huge fan of nostalgia, although I did own a ’55 Ford pickup (fire engine red!) until my second kid was born. And I have a special fondness for Route …
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. I have two daughters–one is 14 and the other 11. They have their quirks. The older one can be incredibly lazy. Given her druthers, she’d spend all day in her bedroom, reading fanfic and texting with her friends. The younger one is a melodrama …
I’m posting about some of the locations featured in my new novel, Motel. Pool. Today is the fifth stop: Zzyzx. Yep, that’s a place. See? It’s in the middle of the desert between Las Vegas and LA. I’d never heard of it until we drove by, and then of course this sign intrigued me. I won’t bother …
Motel. Pool. releases today! I’m really proud of this book and I hope you’ll give it a try. Also, let’s all admire Paul Richmond’s beautiful cover, shall we? And guess what? Now through May 17, Motel. Pool. is 30% off at Dreamspinner! In fact, all my books are currently discounted, so it’s time to …
Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting about some of the locations featured in my new novel, Motel. Pool. Today is the third stop: the Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam was built in the early 1930s. Take a look at this photo for a moment as you let that sink in. The dam …
Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting about some of the locations featured in my new novel, Motel. Pool. Today is the second stop: the Grand Canyon. Until last year, the only time I’d seen the Grand Canyon was from a jet airplane. It’s pretty impressive even from thousands of feet in the air, but …