Category: Writing Update

  • Politics in a Romance Novel?

    Romance novels aren’t generally the place for political discussions. After all, the guaranteed happy ever after is seldom what we get from our politicians 🙂 More seriously, discussing politics usually ends by annoying someone, if not everyone, and frankly that doesn’t seem worth the hassle. I save my political opinions to share with the car…

  • Small Town Life

    I’m writing “Kiss It Better” as you read this, and as with “It’s Love, Dude” (my 1 October release), the town of Jardin Bay is playing a starring role.  Jardin Bay is a small town on the south west coast of Australia. Sadly, it’s fictional. It’s not based on any particular real town, but on…

  • Post-conference Changes

    First, a quick heads up. I have a new blog posting schedule. I’ll be posting once a week on Thursday mornings (Wednesday nights in the US). I’ll be focusing on topics related to upcoming releases or projects I’m currently working on. Sarah Wendell (of Smart Bitches fame) inspired me to lock down my social media…

  • Nearly Conference!

    In two weeks, I’ll be attending my first ever Romance Writers of Australia conference. The experience promises to be overwhelming. That’s the feedback from people who’ve attended in the past. It’s also my judgement when I look at the program. So much to do. So I’ve stripped down my expectations of the conference. One, instead…