Redeeming the bad boy

Christian Bale suit

Okay, I admit it.  I’m a sucker for a bad boy.  Love them. Love reading them, love writing them. There’s something infinitely appealing about peeling back a rough exterior to discover a softer centre beneath. And that’s what I’m doing at the moment in my WIP, Dressed to Thrill. Bad boy who has partied his… [Continue Reading]

How I Ended up with a Blue Haired Hero and Why He’s a Keeper

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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]

If you thought *I* was difficult…wait ’til you see Belphagor

Viggo Mortenson as Nikolai Luzhin

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]

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