... even if they don't understand a word of it on page one. Adoro l’Italia. I love the food, the people, the architecture, the sound of the language—you name it. So I set my latest romantic suspense novel, The Lair, in Verona, a beautiful, historic city located on the Adige River in the Veneto region of Italy. La campagna intorno a Verona è molto bella! There are hundreds of gorgeous locales in Italy, but you can’t go wrong with the area around Verona; it’s very beautiful.. There, in the ... VIEW POST
A Six-Step Plan to Lose Weight … and Gain a Delicious Writing Life
How many times have you heard—or said—the following statements (be honest now): “I really need to lose some weight” or “I’d really like to write a book someday.” Confession time: I’ve made both of those comments on numerous occasions over the years. It seemed I was destined to be one of those who spend their lives peppering their conversations with “woulda’s,” “coulda’s” and “shoulda’s.” But in the latter part of 2013 some craziness overtook me and I decided to follow through, at least on the ... VIEW POST
Hibernating On Juliet’s Balcony In Chinese Silks … and a Quick And Dirty Lesson on Bears
Is it spring yet? Like those playful (but in reality dangerous) black bears, it seems like I’ve been in my den all winter, sleeping as the world goes by. At least that’s what you’d think by seeing my lack of presence on social media. But, unlike the slumbering orsi, I’ve been working my butt off writing the next two installments of my series “Sinner’s Grove.” I’m happy to say I’m thrilled with the results! The Lair The Lair follows on the heels of Sinner’s Grove, my contemporary suspense ... VIEW POST
Are The Best Writers Addicted to their Craft?
I’m not an expert on addiction, and I think I throw the term around too casually sometimes, along the lines of, “You need to get off the computer—you’re addicted to it.” I also use the classic definition of pornography in my analysis, as in “I’m not sure what it is, but I know it when I see it.” So please take my observations here with more than a grain or two of salt. The American Society of Addiction says that “addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in ... VIEW POST
Four Reasons Why Playing Bocce is the Perfect Primer for Writing Romance
Ridiculous, I know. But hear me out. Bocce is an Italian form of lawn bowling that many say originated back in the Roman Empire. Basically, the goal of the game is to toss a small sphere called a “pallino” (about the size of an egg, but round) onto a narrow rectangular court and then try to roll the rest of your balls (four to a team per round) as close as possible to that pallino. I just finished my summer bocce league (came in 4th – yay!) and since I see almost everything through the prism of ... VIEW POST
The Five Stages of Grief and Learning Social Media
Okay, I admit I’m making a weird connection here. I’m about to apply the five stages of grief to the process of learning social media. Back in 1969, psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote a ground-breaking treatise on what is still an uncomfortable topic for many of us. Her book, On Death and Dying, outlined five universal stages that individuals often go through as death approaches: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Since then, her theory has been used to describe the ... VIEW POST
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