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  • Monday Author Meetup: Ella Quinn, Regency Shooting Star

    I am thrilled to have Ella Quinn, my favorite Regency author, with me today. Ella is offering a Giveaway! See details below. About the author: Amazon and Barnes & Nobel bestselling author Ella Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were her escape. Eventually her…

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  • Using A Crowd To Create Tension In Your Story

    Originally posted on Writers In The Storm Blog: By Sharla Rae Personally, I dread crowds. They make me feel a bit claustrophobic and oh, the noise! Perhaps this comes from working in my nice quiet office all day; I don’t know. I strive to hit a mall or grocery store on weekdays and not at…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: T. Jackson King, Space Adventurer

    With me today is popular sci-fi author T. Jackson King. Please make him welcome. About the author: T. Jackson King. (Tom) is a professional archaeologist and journalist. He writes hard science fiction, anthropological sci-fi, dark fantasy/horror and contemporary fantasy/magic realism. Tom’s many voyages of imaginative discovery have led to 13 published novels, a book of…

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  • Demolition Day One

    Oh my, what a day we had yesterday. Did I tell you we’re having our bathrooms and laundry room updated as well as the kitchen? No? Well, we are, and the fun began with a bang yesterday. Err, make that a lot of bangs, growling saw blades and mess. Big time mess! It started with…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: Jim Webster

    My guest today is British author Jim Webster. Welcome, Jim. Please tell us about yourself. Lyn, thank you for hosting me today. I’m Jim Webster, fifty something (but not alas for much longer), married with a wife and three adult daughters. I live in South Cumbria, England, just outside the ship building town of Barrow…

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  • Stealth Marketing in the Grand Tradition of the British Navy.

    Originally posted on M T McGuire Authorholic: OK, I’ll admit, it’s a tenuous connection, especially in the extremely likely event I’ve got my facts wrong, but there is this lovely story about Admiral Rodney; that he was concerned that the demand of the British Navy for oak trees to make ships was outstripping British supply.…

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  • Thursday Tidbits: A Jaw-dropping Day

    It’s been three weeks since I posted a Thursday Tidbit, but boy howdy, do I have a good one for y’all today. Yesterday was one crazy, happy day. I learned I have a niece! A niece I never knew existed. I found out about her from a cousin who connected with my niece’s husband on a genealogy…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: Big Al & The Dos and Don’ts of Requesting Book Reviews

    Today I’m pleased to introduce my special guest, Big Al, owner of Big Al’s Books and Pals, one of my favorite indie book review sites. About Big Al: An avid reader for just shy of half a century, BigAl (who claims not to have a last name) spends the majority of his waking hours sitting…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: Caroline Clemmons’ Latest Releases

    About the author: Caroline Clemmons is an Amazon bestselling author of historical and contemporary western romances whose books have garnered numerous awards. A frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, she has taught workshops on characterization, point of view, and layering a novel. Caroline is a member of Romance Writers of America, Dallas Area Romance Authors,…

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  • Margie-Rule # 1: Never Take Any Word for Granted

    Originally posted on Writers In The Storm Blog: Hot News Flash!  Multi multi Margie Grad, Laura Drake, has just been announced as a double RITA Finalist (for those who don’t know, that’s the Oscars for Romance)!  See what a little Margie can do?  By Margie Lawson A big THANK YOU to Laura Drake and Fae Rowen…

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