February 19, 2014
Old and New and Audibly Cool
How about that? The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced finalists for its 2014 Audie Awards competition, the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment in 29 categories. And yes, the spoken version of my erotic novel Carrie’s Story has been nominated for an Audie in the brand [...]
December 14, 2013
The Shame of Victimhood
We finally saw 12 Years a Slave last week. And yes, it’s stunning. Both in its “sober beauty” and in the powerful wallop it packs, it’s stunning in the sense that it renders you speechless — and fills me with admiration for the professional movie reviewers who had to digest and render account of the [...]
December 6, 2013
More about Longbourn, and Why I’m Claiming it for Romance
When I fall in love — with a book, an idea, and of course a person — I want to think hard about the object of my passion. Which is another reason why I love to write (because it’s the best way to get to know the how and the why and the he and [...]
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