Six-pack Saturday
January 30, 2010
Six things I’m sure will make me a better writer:
1) Reading not so great writers–I recognize my own bad habits clear as sunshine through a clean window when another author practices them
2) Reading great writers–I recognize genius when I read it and I can learn from it
3) Writing, actually any kind of writing, helps, even letters to long neglected relatives. Practice is to expertise what compound interest is to wealth–a sure thing.
4) Watching movies–those are stories too, only the medium is different and sometimes the difference helps me learn
5) Listening to people talk, nothing makes dialogue work as well as a good ear for it. Just like with writing, practice in listening improves the ear.
6) Watching people–sounds kind of creepy doesn’t it? But paying close attention is actually a way to honor those you interact with and it yields nuggets of body language, facial expressions, and actions. Real life people are inconsistent, illogical, and complicated and yet they provide great snippets of material to round out fictional people.
One dangerous warrior woman plus two rogue demon males equals a love to threaten an empire. 
Getting paid to watch Eduardo is Desiree’s dream assignment, but when he reaches out to her, crossing the line, everything changes.
Deep in her secret heart, she lusts for a sexy pirate who’d be her master and commander in the bedroom. But, this man may be too dangerous
She finds paradise in the arms of twin brothers, but their law demands she chose one warrior to mate and one to die. 
One woman, two men, three wounded hearts--though already mated their love is still forbidden.
A reluctant reporter and a lone wolf undercover cop work to catch an extortionist, finding love requires the most dangerous risk of all. 
Street-smart cop plays princess to catch deadly terrorists. Now,the only man she trusts is the one she can't resist.
Along with the arrival of Sam’s nemesis comes Karina, the one woman who can heal his wounded soul. While he worries about endangering her, what he doesn’t know may kill him. Because, the love of his life is his worst nightmare--his enemy’s daughter. 
A lonely woman executive finds passion with a dominant much younger lover, forcing a choice between love and loyalty 