Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s going on with me, but skip the first thing if you already heard me talking about it on social media! The release date for my romcom novel, Her Knight at the Museum, got moved up from December to Tuesday, Nov. 12! When I got an email from my editor saying there was a pub date
Great metaphors can set an author’s writing style apart. But metaphorical writing—in which one thing is compared to another—doesn’t come naturally to everyone! That’s why I thought I would share one of my favorite tricks with you today. It’s also in my book Master Lists for Writers. Here are a few examples of metaphorical (or figurative)
Book release delays, especially last-minute ones, can be rough for printers, publishers, and authors. They can be a heartache for readers, too. Let’s talk about why this can happen! A publisher may have little or no control over a delay. At least, that was my personal experience when I worked in publishing. I’ll never forget the Monday morning in early
A book cover reveal is such an exciting moment for an author. For the first time, everyone can see the book that’s going to be released. It feels more real! My book cover features a tagline that I think is just perfect! I brainstormed a bunch of them, but my editor came up with this one and I immediately said
You might need to know how to describe a forest setting if you’re writing a fantasy novel…or if you just happen to have a scene that takes place in the woods. I’ve pulled together this post of forest words and phrases, forest sounds, and forest adjectives. Forest Words and Phrases Specific images, sounds, and smells will make your description
Happy Friday, everyone! Our trip to Kansas City, where we lived for a very long time, brought up a whole lot of feelings, so I thought I’d do a Friday recap! We went to the Chiefs parade. We weren’t there during the shooting. Although Mr. Donovan and I have lived in the Chicago area for a few years now, we
Readers sometimes ask me about the best steamy romance novels… and of course, I can only talk about the best steamy romance novels I’ve read personally, which is only a teeny, tiny fraction of all of them out there. Additionally, all book opinions are very subjective, and that’s especially true of spicy romance books! One reader’s swoon is another