Under the Skin is Coming! Hanger Finally Finds Love
~ The Release Day is Only One Week Away ~ Under the Skin, Book 4 in The Skin Quartet, will release on June 19th. For…
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Under the Skin Book Trailer is LIVE!
~Making the Under the Skin Book Trailer ~ I am excited to announce that the Under the Skin Book Trailer is now viewable here on…
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20 Ways to Show Love: Writing Romantic Suspense Heroes
~Show Them Love~ It takes a special kind of man to be a hero in his lover’s eyes. He doesn’t have to be muscle-bound. He…
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My 2019 New Year Resolutions: A Dozen Hopes
~A Dozen Hopes for 2019 ~ Time to make those 2019 New Year Resolutions. I have a long tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions. I…
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My Holiday Wishes for You
~ May All Your Wishes Come True ~ This has been a wonderful year for me. I have my health and my creativity and have…
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12 Things I am Thankful for: A Writer’s List of Thankfuls
~ What I am Thankful For ~ On this Thanksgiving Day, I thought I would make a list of all the things I am thankful…
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W-Plot Your Way to a Better Scene
~ Plot Your Scene with the W-Plot Method ~ The W-Plot can be used to lay out an entire novel, but it’s true strength is…
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Winning an Award
~ Are you more likely to read a book that has won an award? ~ This week my romantic suspense Close to the Skin is…
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What Verb is Your Character? Actioning for Writers
~ I ________ you ~ I was very fortunate to have the chance to hear Damon Suede speak at the New Jersey Romance Writers Conference…
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My Writing Journal – How I Start off the New Year
~ Start with a Journal ~ The beginning of a new year is always a good time to review what one has accomplished and to…
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Thank You Supportive Readers! My 2017 Donation
~ My Supportive Readers Make It Happen!~ Zara West’s 2017 Donation Without supportive readers, a writer has no purpose. Sure we can write for ourselves. But…
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Writing a Series – 6 Tips for Success
~How to Extend the Story~ When I started writing my first romantic suspense Beneath the Skin, I had no plans to make it into a…
