This weekend, I wrote a synopsis for a short novella. The hero was badass. Alpha. Defender of justice. “This. Is. SPAAARRTTA!” The works. The synopsis worked perfectly. I began writing. By halfway through the first chapter, I had become enthralled with an incidental character. His only purpose was to lead the heroine into place for… [Continue Reading]
Since my debut novel The Fallen Queen was just released this week, I thought I’d strip down my own hero. Now, before I go on, I should say that he does not like the idea of being “stripped down.” He’s sensitive about the topic, with good reason. I won’t go into detail about his personal… [Continue Reading]
I got an advance copy of The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan Press released 11/29/2011) off of NetGalley and for the first third of this book I was seriously rooting for Lord Ranulf. Then it died. Why you might ask? Simple—Melanie Dickerson teased me with a possible werewolf and left me with an… [Continue Reading]
