I heard it said recently that authors make the worst book reviewers. My immediate reaction was that this couldn't possibly be true. We ...

As I’ve been updating and reworking my very first shapeshifter series for re-release, maybe it’s only natural that I would look back down th...

Happy Mardi Gras! Or, as they say in New Orleans, Laissez les bon temps rouler!  I was planning an entire Mardi Gras-themed post for today,...

Some authors like to listen to music when they're writing, mostly to block out extraneous noise that would interrupt their stream of c...

September brings many things to love. There’s the final harvest from our vegetable garden, the glorious arrival of Pumpkin Spice Coffee...

Today I have a question for all you readers out there. And, to be honest, it's a question that I've rolled my eyes at in the past. ...

People are often surprized at how much research I do given that I predominantly write paranormal or sci fi romance. How much research ca...

I’m on a really tight deadline right now. By which I mean I’m only two scenes away from finishing the second of three books that I need to ...

One thing I quickly discovered when I retired and became a "full time" author, was that my butt was stuck in the chair for lon...

When a writer gets serious about his or her career, he or she begins paying attention to craft. This means polishing a manuscript, looking ...

Because our Here Be Magic blog schedule coordinator, Veronica Scott - known affectionately as BLOGZILLA - is a big fan of my cat, Jackson...

Real life has the terrible habit of inserting itself between you and your goals. There are bills to be paid, illnesses to end...

I’ve got all these words in my head that are just screaming to get out. Some are descriptive, emotional, sensual, horrifying, loving. I k...

A workshop mentor of mine recently asked her workshopees, "What was the one thing that made the biggest difference in your writing, whe...

Many writers have critique partners. We often try out many potential partners before finding the right fit. Sooner or later we find ...

I spend many of my waking hours in Stewardsville, Virginia. Sometimes I'm lurking in the graveyard, eavesdropping on conversations among...

(In bedroom a few weeks ago. Keri Stevens takes fluffy feather pillow from under Dr. Stevens's head.) KS: Gimme that. I've had a lon...