Category Archives: Writing

Catch up: Romance @ Random, a 20% off sale, Starling teasers, and some new story news

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

There aren’t really words for how busy things are right now.  We’re in various stages of edits for three different novels, and we’ve started a fourth.  And of course, we’re deep, deep into the planning for Starling‘s release next month. Since … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Women of Love in Los Angeles: Part 3, Margaret Green

Posted on July 30, 2014 by erincmcrae

One of Alex’s first struggles as a newly-discovered star is finding a “team”  — agent, publicist, lawyer, etc — that can help him manage his career, handle his rapidly changing circumstances, and don’t represent a conflict of interest with the … Continue reading →

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So your mom read the dog-chewed ARC of your gay romance…

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

It’s book birthday day for Kate Paddington‘s Platonic. Unlike a lot of the books I’ve posted here, I’ve actually had time to read this one in advance.  Since I know Kate off-line, I did tell her I wouldn’t review it, … Continue reading →

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Story Process Sunday: 1+1=3

Posted on July 27, 2014 by erincmcrae

So we get asked a lot how our writing process as cowriters works, and while our usual answer to that is either a really lengthy explanation of what we do, or shrugging while we say “magic,” there’s a lot of … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Writing as Art, or why not to draw the perfect nose

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Rebecca Brooks has just had her first romance (M/F), Above All, come out from Ellora’s Cave. Since she is a new Internet friend who falls into the category of seeming unlikely to write romance, but is in fact incredibly typical of … Continue reading →

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Did the Thing! – July accomplishment round-up

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

It’s the last Friday of the month, and it’s time for us all to brag about our accomplishments.  That means you, in the comments, right now.  Anonymous posting is on. I’ll confess, that in a lot of ways, I don’t … Continue reading →

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“Lake Effect” on sale at All Romance!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

To celebrate RWA’s 2014 national convention, All Romance has put its entire stock on sale at 30% off.  Which means you can get “Lake Effect” for $1.74.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, just follow the link. Lake Effect … Continue reading →

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Doing the Thing! without support, permission, or approval

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last night, I had what turned into a really cool conversation on Twitter that stemmed out of @WomenWriters asking about writers had support from their families. My initial response was pretty harsh. Who needs support? Do men ask these questions … Continue reading →

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Story Process Sunday: The Philly Office

Posted on July 20, 2014 by erincmcrae

We’ve mentioned, from time to time, our writing office in Philadelphia. We were there yesterday, where we realized we hadn’t actually told the story of how the Philadelphia office came to be. Racheline lives in NYC, I’m in DC, and … Continue reading →

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Story Process Sunday: Series Writing

Posted on July 13, 2014 by erincmcrae

If you follow us on Twitter or tumblr, you’ve probably noticed our kvetching about our latest round of edits. Racheline and I have spent a large chunk of June, and a sizeable chunk of July, in editing various books in … Continue reading →

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