I was fishing around for an idea for my blog today and looked at some of my old articles. I found this one, written in 2004, for the Warner Forever website when I was writing as Diane Perkins. Lots has happened to me since–including me happily settling in writing for Harlequin–but it was fun to [...]
Last weekend I went to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, for a writers retreat. I joined writing friends Michelle, Marjanna and Elise in a vacation house surrounded by woods and quiet. The cynical among you might assume we spent the whole weekend talking, but you would be wrong. We worked. A lot. Almost the whole time. I [...]
Earlier this year my husband gave me his Macbook. I was delighted because I’d always wanted to try a Mac but never wanted to invest the money for fear I could not adjust. Turns out after one week I was a Mac convert! One of the reasons I wanted to try a Mac was I [...]
Saturday I met a friend for a late lunch/early dinner. The friend, Lizzy Ford, is someone I only met in person once before, and I have only the dimmest memory of that event, the Washington Romance Writers Christmas party six years ago. What I do remember very well was the email exchange Lizzy and I [...]
I thought it was a kick to hear this. One of my favorite sites is abebooks.com, the place I buy most of my out of print research books. You can find any book at abebooks.com. Today, abebooks said that Georgette Heyer outsells J.K. Rowling, Dickens and Patterson. Of course, I suspect it is because most [...]
Now that I’ve turned in the book and my next Undone, I’m free to take care of all the other things I’ve let pile up. One of those things is getting ready for the Romance Writers of America conference in New York City. So I’ve been shopping for clothes, getting my hair cut, and thinking [...]
Well, I almost made it! I finished writing Leo’s story three days ago, but I’ve been going through the earlier chapters, fixing things. I’ll be done by the end of the day today, one day late. Here’s what I’m discovering: 1. I use the same phrases and words, over and over. 2. I repeat the [...]
Be on good behavior today. We have a guest. My friend Colleen Gleason is here to talk about her new adventure in publishing. Colleen and I are both members of the Wet Noodle Posse, the 2003 Golden Heart finalists. She has written not one, but two Regency vampire series. The Gardella series features a vampire [...]
Here it is! The Valiant Soldier, Beautiful Enemy cover. What do you think of it? I have been waiting and waiting for this cover and now that it is here, I have to say it was worth the wait! Here’s the back cover blurb: A SOLDIER’S SECOND CHANCE Captain Gabriel Deane has known his fair [...]
I promised to tell you all about Washington Romance Writers Spring Retreat. You know about my Pre-Retreat activities, going to New York, visiting Morven Park. Melissa James and I arrived at Carradoc Hall at about 4 pm and it took us a good half hour or more to actually get to our room. That’s because [...]
