By Laura Drake Isn't it weird, where you find the ideas for blogs? I never miss Gene Lempp's Blog Treasures (and you shouldn't either)! This week, I found another gem there: Catie Rhodes' Writing Lessons from Song Lyrics. Go check it out - she has a wonderful point - writers can learn a lot from lyrics. A lyricist only has […]

by Fae Rowen Announcement: Kristen Lamb will be our guest on Friday with "Novel Diagnostics". At the beginning of the year, I usually cycle back to the questions "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?" I was thinking about Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon and remembered it's been awhile since […]

We're proud to have with us today, Debra Holland, a Golden Heart winner, whose book was NOT picked up for NY publication. They said "sweet" historicals wouldn't sell. Well, as you'll read, they made an error. One that Debra is capitalizing on. Here is her inspiring story of the past year. UPDATE! As of 1/28, Debra's […]

Gung Hey Fat Choy!  Happy New Year. First of all I want to say a special thanks Andrew (Andy) Chang, who teaches Chinese Culture. He helped make this blog possible. While I am not Chinese myself, my marriage to a Singaporean of mainland China decent has given me a unique insider’s view of how Chinese […]

By Laura Drake From the title, you probably guessed my big news – I SOLD!!! After 13 short years at this, I’ve sold a 3 book deal to Grand Central!  My first, Total Bull, a PBR world romance, is due out early 2013. For the uninitiated, "PBR" stands for Pro Bull Riding. (Who doesn't like a cowboy?) The […]