by Nancy Gideon | May 31, 2012 | Thursday Thirteen
1. Create a place or a world readers want to come back to whether it’s a mythological kingdom or down home community. Make it someplace that can contain and atmospherically echo the tone of the series. I chose New Orleans for my shape-shifter setting because the...
by Char Chaffin | Apr 12, 2012 | Thursday Thirteen
When I first started writing in earnest, I promised myself that someday I’d set a story in Alaska. Hubby Don, daughter Sue Ann and I lived in Fairbanks for sixteen years. Sue Ann still lives there, with hubby John and adorable Baby Faith. Although I lived...
by GemmaKMurray | Mar 29, 2012 | Thursday Thirteen
I was born and raised in Lower Michigan. I knew the U.P. existed, but I’d never had a desire to go there. We moved away and lived in a couple different areas of the country before my husband got a job here in the Upper Peninsula. I tell people, “If I...
by Alexandra Christian | Dec 17, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog
As a writer of erotica, both straight and paranormal, I always find myself reading and researching about what is sexy to the readers of 2011. It’s an interesting topic, though I often get strange looks from the patrons of the local Starbucks. The...
by Alexandra Christian | Dec 17, 2011 | Coffee, Books & a Blog
Good morning, boys n' girls! It's a glorious day and I feel the need to sing: "Happy release day to me! Happy release day to me! Happy release day to mee-eeeeeee… Happy release day to me! That's right, today is...
