Brian’s story began two and a half years ago when I realized I’d been naming all the cheating exes of my characters “Brian.” I didn’t know then that Building Forever would become a series. I simply wanted to tell Charlie’s story. But Simon came equipped with a best friend and a dastardly ex, so whenContinueContinue reading “Brian’s Story”
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Publishing is a Journey
Last month I promised my newsletter subscribers a story. Here it is… Publishing is a journey that requires a lot of patience. Books have to be written and revised, submitted, accepted (hopefully), revised again, edited to within an inch of their precious lives, and then, finally, made available for purchase. For me, on average, eightContinueContinue reading “Publishing is a Journey”
Zipping It Closed
I love writing—which is lucky for me as I’ve written (and co-written) eleven novels, eight novellas, and too many short stories to count over the past five years. I’ve also had to revise and then edit all of those books, and that’s the part I don’t love. Over time, I’ve incorporated revision into my process.ContinueContinue reading “Zipping It Closed”
The List
We all have one—even those of us who don’t write. All of us have a list of words we carry around like talismans. Often, we’re not even aware we’re using them. “Um” is just a pause for thought. “Like” can be substituted for just about anything or just, like, dropped in here and there forContinueContinue reading “The List”
Poor Purter and the Midwife Cowpoke
My good friend and sometime writing buddy Jenn Burke shared this link on Facebook last week: Romance Novels Generated by Artificial Intelligence. Briefly, computational scientist Elle O’Brien fed over 20,000 Harlequin Romance novel titles into a neural network and then asked it to come up with some titles of its own. The results are allContinueContinue reading “Poor Purter and the Midwife Cowpoke”
Kelly Jensen 