I recently went and heard Donald Maass talk about putting the fire into your fiction—which coincidently will be the name of his next writing book. Years ago, I attended one of his all day workshops and was completely taken aback at his theories and insights on...
is The Big Bang Theory on CBS. If you haven't seen this new show yet, please sit down, give it 30 minutes and discover how funny a sitcom can be. This show is hilarious. The story of two highly intelligent geeks who get a new neighbor in the form of a pretty but not...
When I blogged about the Dedication in Love Letters from a Duke, I ended up meeting Joey, who also has a son with autism. We've exchanged emails and some of you even pitched in and helped Joey with her Autism Walk fund drive. Joey recently emailed me and asked for...
As I was coming out of Central Park last Sunday I walked past someone famous and did a double-take. As did my sister-in-law, Cathy. And we both said at once, "Was that_________?" Of course, Nick had no clue who it was—being only 8. And it turns out it was who we...
I've been to quite a few conferences in my time and this past weekend at the NJ Romance Writers Put Your Heart in a Book conference, I was really, really impressed. This is a great conference. And I don't say that lightly. This is a great conference. It would be worth...
Let me just get that up front and center. I LOVE NYC. I always have. I find it enormously fascinating, always interesting, and surprising on every corner. So when I got the chance to speak at the New Jersey Romance Writers Put Your Heart in a Book Conference, I was...
