First drafts are fun in a manic sort of way. I don’t follow a set rule; I take chances and push the boundaries, my characters and myself and discover more about my plot, character and myself as I write.

Oh, I have this vague idea where I’m going, but I’ve always preferred the scene route. Which means what earlier pages are probably all wrong and will have to be changed.

But that’s okay. I love the rewriting process. It’s like house building.

The contractor battles the elements and scheduling problems when they rough in a house. Once that framework of … Read the rest »

ONE REAL COWBOY

This story has been Common Bond for so long it’ll take a while to get used to the new title, but I like it. Hopefully I’ll have a cover to put up before long. Can’t wait to see it!… Read the rest »

Things are moving steadily forward. I sent a list of possible titles to my editor and hopefully we’ll both land on one we love and that will draw readers in. I do have an ISBN number! Wow! Oh, and the release date is March 2007. As soon as I have a title, I’ll post the info here, include it in my signature line, etc. etc.

Okay, back to work on My Sweet Thief, the second book. Just about a fourth of the way through it now. Whew!… Read the rest »

After I came down off the *I SOLD* high with a thump, the reality of having to write the followup book to BOND slapped me a good one. The good news is I’d done a lot of research and characterization on Gil’s story. The bad part (which is really a good part) is that I’ve grown as an author and more than a few glaring plot holes yawned before me.

Now I’m not an intense plotter–in fact my process is part planning and a good part trusting my instincts on the fly. But with a deadline facing me, I convinced … Read the rest »

All unpublished authors live for the day when they can announce they got The Call from an editor.

And my day finally came. (insert deliriously happy scream here)

Of course, since I’m the queen of out-of-the-ordinary things, I got the call moments after I left a store and got in my car. The editor’s first words–I want to buy BOND–literally shocked me speechless.

Words are my best friend yet I couldn’t thing of a damned thing to say. I looked out the windshield at people milling around and thought is this a dream? I can’t even begin to describe the … Read the rest »