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Not your grandmother’s Tarzan
The story of Tarzan takes a new, exciting, and dare we say … erotic twist in this story.
I Need A Chuck-It List
You’ve heard of the movie The Bucket List. Recently, I found a book called The F*ck-It List. In each case, the people cross things off their list. Well I have a list too: The Chuck-It List.
Favorite thing I’ve written (and why)
Happy New Year! Or, perhaps I should say, Thank God it’s 2021. Too much negativity, too much violence, too much of Left and Right and finger pointing. Yeah, I’m taking the offramp over all that crap. On a positive note, I’m wrapping up a book to be released...
More Reasons to Love Cold Weather
Sometimes it takes a pry bar under my ass to get out and walk when the weather’s cold. I’m remembering why I secretly love it, what absurdity made my coffee interesting, and way I cap off my evening with romance!
Fall In Love With Your Author on National Authors Day
National Author’s Day is November 1st In 1928, lifelong avid reader Nellie McPherson, president of an Illinois Women’s Club, penned a letter to her favorite author letting him know how much she had enjoyed his book. He wrote her back! Afterwards, Nellie had an idea to...
Authors Love A Positive Influence
Almost every romance writer have people in their real life and authors they’ve never met who steered them toward the path of scribe-dom. Whether the nudge was a need to create a story in the genre they love or a teacher who encouraged them. It’s worth repeating:...
Hot As Hell In Lingerie
Ever hit that mark in your sexual relationship where the same ol’-same ol’ is dull as taters and beans? Well sit down and grab a drink, ‘cause I’m going to tell you a secret: LINGERIE And holy shit, I’m not talking just bras and panties here. I’m talking about the...
Why Aren’t There Snow Pirates?
It’s hard to find images for “limp hair on hot dudes”.
Reasons to celebrate National Read A Book Day!
Once upon a time, we were given books: Then we were taught to read: As we got older, we decided that maybe reading wasn’t much fun: If we were lucky, we identified with what we read: And discovered that guys who read books were kinda cute: But along came college and...
Working Out a Scene
Hello everyone! Thought I would give you a peek inside my writing day. Actually, there’s a two-fold reason for today’s blog post: I need to get a scene right and sometimes putting it all on paper helps me organize my thoughts. So here we go… In my scene, my nymph...
Writers are readers too!
Hi. My name is Sheri, and I’m an eclectic romance reader. Historical, military, paranormal, contemporary—bring it on! When it comes to romance books, there isn’t much I won’t read. I usually read in bed at night because my days start with me running the moment my feet...
Erotic vs Erotica – What’s The Difference?
While there are similarities in sexual content and heat, the differences lies in story content. A common explanation is that an erotic romance will end with a happily-ever-after, whereas in erotica that isn’t necessarily the case. In most instances, erotic romance has...
7 characteristics of the Alpha Male
When people hear the term Alpha Male, it usually brings to mind a strong, muscular, man’s man. The one the women without an intention of being the center of attention. A warrior of superior looks and intelligence. He’s a charming leader whom others look to for...
Five signs you have found the right website designer
A couple months ago I was zipping around different author websites. The ones that were functional and easy to use really caught my eye; they weren’t slammed with too much information or bright blinking lights. Neat and orderly, their layouts were engaging and drew me...
Lessons from Wabbaseka By Liza O’Connor
Southern vs. Northern Rudeness Since I was born and raised in Arkansas, then moved and lived most of my adult life in New Jersey, I can tell you for certain each state has their own rudeness technique. An Arkansas rudeness will often be coated in fake sugar. They have...
Top Ten Peeves of Writing Teachers
Photo by Mateusz Dach from Pexels Top Ten Peeves of Writing Teachers (Including ‘Vegetables for Authors’) By Melodie Campbell It all started in 1992. I’d won a couple of crime fiction awards, and the local college came calling. Did I want to come on...
October Newsletter – Check Out What’s New This Month
The most commonly asked question I'm asked is where I get my ideas. For me, the answer is simple: LIFE A few months ago while I wrapped up the Jungle Island series, I wondered where to go next. What would everyone be excited to read? After a trip to the feed...
Ancient Love – by Liza O’Connor
Ancient LoveA Dark Suspenseful Ghost ThrillerWith a Romantic Ending When telling a story in a different country than the one you live in, the famous advice: ‘Write what you know’ sent me researching what I did and didn’t know. I needed armed police officers to...