What’s In A Name:
In spite of all the excess imagination in my household, names don’t come easy to us. There are a few exceptions. One of our sheep is named “Vehicle
Twinkies and Twilight
My critique group and I a few weeks back were discussing technology and references that date novels, such as public pay phones versus common cell phone usage, or gas station attendants who pump customers’ gas. Should a writer leave the novel alone, as a snapshot in time, or should they issue a revised edition that […]
Apocalypse Zombie-ish Series
It seems a little weird to say a book about the end of the world as we know it is a “light read, perfect for your summer list
Biology and Romance – a Writer’s Perspective
Love has many dimensions, all of them intense and powerful. A parent’s love for a child. That bond between soldiers in the trenches. Siblings. Close friends. But there is a particular punch that happens with romantic love. What biological and psychological factors play into romance, and how can writers create believable characters in a romantic […]
June Erotica Review
Last month I was asked about my criteria when reviewing erotica. I do look at many of the same things I would look at in a full sized novel, but not quite in the same way. Erotic literature is short and to the point, like a snapshot, a snippet of a novel boiled down to […]