Deadline Blindness
(formerly called Seven Things That Don’t Get Done When I’m on Deadline) I originally wrote this post in 2008 and thought I’d give it an update. Deadline blindness is not a malady all authors face, lucky sods, but I certainly do. Here are the things I don’t do or see when I’m on a deadline. 1) Laundry. I just fill another basket. 2) Letters/Emails. Haven’t heard from me? Don’t worry you’re not alone. 3) Social Networking. Facebook? I have a Facebook page? 4) Reading. I love books and I have a stack waiting for me, but I can’t get to them yet.
Blogging at Writerspace
Today I got a chance to blog at Writerspace. Check out What Readers Want to Know…5 Questions for Dara Girard. Enjoy!
A Q&A with Jayne Ann Krentz
Before I had the privilege of calling Jayne Ann Krentz my friend, I used her as my invisible mentor. She guided me through my long journey to publication. I even used her fabulous book Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of Romance for the basis of a paper I did in college (got an A!). From Jayne I learned the value of finding one’s core story and keeping one’s sense of humor. Here’s a brief conversation she never knew we had. Q. Jayne, do you really think I can make it as a writer? A. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY. Q. Really? A. Yes,TRUST ME.
Now Available in eBook format! The Henson Brothers: Two Complete Novels
Don’t know about Drake or Eric Henson yet? Like a bargain? Then you’ll enjoy a chance to read two classic novels in one volume. It’s called THE HENSON BROTHERS and includes these two novels: TABLE FOR TWO After a disastrous weight-loss program and devastating divorce, self-help author and teacher Cassie Graham has given up on diets and men. So when she meets reclusive restaurant owner, Drake Henson, a man with gorgeous eyes and a sexy grin, who has a bigger appetite for food than she does, she’s ready to resist her attraction and run for cover. Drake Henson knows all about running. For the past several years he’s tried to…
What’s New for 2012
I’m writing as fast as I can. Here’s what I’m working on for 2012. The print version of THE DAUGHTERS OF WINSTON BARNETT coming early January. Pride and Prejudice meets Fiddler on the Roof with a Jamaican-American twist. Meet the Barnett sisters: Faithful, good natured Beverly; headstrong, ambitious Janet; bookish, droll Francine; silly but sweet Trudy and bold, reckless Maxine. They live under the strict rule of their religious, Jamaican father in the small town of Hamsford where they’re content with their sheltered life. But that comfortable life is shattered when Janet tries to leave and the wealthy Jeffrey Farmer returns to town with his foreign friend, Frederick Durand. Soon…