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Continue reading →: Girl, watch your back with that one. She might be…One of my favorite narrative tricks is foreshadowing. Now, I’m a little different than some in that, I don’t need to be fooled or overly titillated in a heavy handed way to be engaged. Sometimes it’s enough for me to know there’s something brewing to want to keep reading —…
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Continue reading →: Careful, darling. Your envy is showingJealousy has to be one of the most useless emotions there is. Is it even an emotion? I don’t know, and I don’t believe in it personally. But it is useful when you’re depicting a bad guy/girl in your work. Playing on a character’s green-eyed tendencies is quite versatile. It…
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Continue reading →: Yes, ladies. She’s the bad guyAnyone who loves romance novels probably likes tropes, cliches, those traditional story arcs that you never mind reading again and again and again. What makes them fresh is the details, the writer’s execution of the different story elements, and the strength of the characters. Villains are a romance novel staple.…
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Continue reading →: One day he puts a ring on it, the next day, it’s back to the grindSo, they’re engaged! Tan put a ring on it, and it is a stunner. Sinna being Sinna, she admired her new bauble, pondered the up and down sides of the decision, and went right back to work. For me, that’s one of the joys of writing about real women. We…
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Continue reading →: When there’s simply nothing else to say, but yesOur hero Tan is determined to get the girl. He’s pulling out all the stops, making all the right arguments, and since he’s fine, sweet, rich and our heroine isn’t stupid, it’s on! In this week’s blog, which picks up where my last left off, XOXO, will our favorite K-pop…
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Continue reading →: He really understands me…I’m in. All in.Peace! I’ve been absent for a few weeks. Sorry about that. I’m doing good, just trying to downsize, and I’m living in more chaos than usual. I’ve been thinking about you though, and I’m sorry I left you hanging. Truthfully, I’m trying to finish this darn book, and it’s sooo…
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Continue reading →: Sometimes you don’t want him to take no for an answerI usually don’t like it when a man won’t take no for an answer. It’s okay in books, but in real life, it’s like give up already. If a woman musters up the courage to give you a straight no, listen. Move on. There’s too many fish in the sea,…
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Continue reading →: We can’t marry because of…Yes, we can. It’s not an issueOne of the wonderful things about romantic fiction is that you can create the kind of relationship you want, the kind you’ve always dreamed of. In the case of Tan and Sinna, a mature one, filled with honesty. In this tale, almost all of the tension originates from outside sources.…
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Continue reading →: You ever hear your man say something so fabulous you just want to eat him?Do you ever stop and think, damn. My shit’s out of order. Like, I need to get my routine together and stick to it. When I do that, I’m frickin’ gold! Right now? Yo. You see I forgot to blog last week, right? Just triflin’! Sorry about that. But I’m…
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Continue reading →: When you tell your man having a baby might be problematic and he says, let’s do it anywayRecently someone questioned my integrity. Someone close to me. I know this person is disturbed, that there is literally something wrong with them mentally, but it pissed me off like you would not believe. I try my best to live my life honestly. Not in a hurtful way, one without…






