Tag Archives: Love in Los Angeles books

When Doing the Thing! means not doing the thing

Posted on May 26, 2014 by erincmcrae

Sometimes, doing the thing means not doing the thing. Sometimes, that’s one of the hardest things. I don’t mean give up on the thing (No, no, never give up on the thing! As long as you want the thing, keep … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Sunday: Snare

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Another Sunday, another week of Sneak Peek Sunday, a romance writer blog hop. Follow the link back to see what other authors are working on this week (please note that participating authors write in all genres and at all heat levels). … Continue reading →

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The Roosevelts and the Underwoods (and the Cooks and the Keanes)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Last night I had the super cool opportunity to attend The Roosevelts Meet the Underwoods: A Conversation Between Ken Burns & Beau Willimon at the Paley Center. Here at Avian30 we are huge, huge fans of House of Cards.  I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Do the thing! Bite-sized pieces edition

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As has been mentioned, I’ve been traveling a lot lately. Thankfully, I’ll be home Tuesday morning. Traveling is one of those things I am both very good at — I do it a lot and I haven’t gotten stranded or … Continue reading →

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Meeting the heroine when you’ve got two heroes

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

RWA’s NYC chapter is featuring interviews with members’ novel’s heroines on the blog this month. Next month, they’ll be interviewing the heroes. This, as you might imagine, causes a strange dilemma when you’re writing same-sex romance. Not that the chapter … Continue reading →

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TRS Staying Home Party — Win Stuff!

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

So there’s this cool romance novel focused website called The Romance Studio, and while many of our peers are off at the Romantic Times conference in New Orleans, they are hosting a Staying Home Party on their website. Basically, it’s … Continue reading →

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Starling sounds

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Music is a pretty big part of Erin and I’s writing process.  Sometimes that music is about the rhythm we’re looking to create on the page.  Often, it’s about the way to understand our characters based on their tastes and … Continue reading →

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Divide, Conquer, and Do The Thing!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by erincmcrae

So, I am in the new apartment, living out of boxes and spending half an hour trying to find the toothbrushes, and Racheline is in South Africa for her day job. Liam, one of our guys in Starling, relies heavily … Continue reading →

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Faking it and making it

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

One of the biggest challenges Erin and I face in writing the Love in Los Angeles books is finding the right balance between entertainment industry accuracy and using that accuracy in service to the plot. On one hand, we really … Continue reading →

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Do The Thing! Moving Edition

Posted on April 28, 2014 by erincmcrae

Racheline and I have a project due on Wednesday. We have another major deadline Sunday — which is also the day Racheline is leaving for South Africa for two weeks for her day job. On Saturday, my partner and I … Continue reading →

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