I saw Beauty and the Beast yesterday, and–Wow!–I love it. I have to say that as immersed as I was in the story, periodically I was reminded of Harry Potter, and I wondered if Emma Watson noticed the similarities as she was making the movie. The castle (particularly the castle. Didn’t it look like Hogwarts?), the…
I am editing Soul Lost for the umpteenth time, trying to finally–three years, for God’s sake–get the print version published. I have discovered a new characteristic that I had not previously uncovered in my quest for self-awareness. Whereas I lack an attention to detail in nearly all things, when it comes to editing I am…
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning, and I’m trying to polish a manuscript and do other things to prepare for the GRW Moonlight and Magnolias conference this weekend. What I need, a least for the moment, is a respite. What do I choose? The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden is a wonderful children’s story by Frances…
Spoiler Alert. Don’t read any farther if you haven’t seen the Game of Thrones season finale from Sunday night. King of the North! King of the North! Yesss! My boy Jon Snow has been proclaimed King of the North by his bannermen. The White Wolf. I am one happy Game of Thrones camper. Winterfell retaken, Sansa…
The first flush of love is so fun to write. Chests heaving, hearts pounding, minds reeling–it is all so wonderful and tantalizing. As I begin a sequel to Megan’s Christmas Knight, however, I find that I want to take Megan and Nick’s relationship to the next level–to move it from being a one-shot, simple fantasy romance to something deeper and more…
I’ve been watching the new Cinderella non-stop since I bought the DVD, and it reminds me why I write. Let me explain. I watch this movie over and over because of the way I feel when I watch it. Happy. Hopeful. Believing in all the things I’ve always wished would be true. What things are those? That good…
So I had an epiphany–now what? Now comes the application. Last week Tami Cowden was the speaker at the Georgia Romance Writers meeting. Her talk was absolutely what I needed at exactly the time I needed it. She is one of the authors of the book The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines which…
