by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 27, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Books, Commentary, Reading, Writing
Don’t forget to tell Tony Happy Birthday. One free commenter will receive a free copy of Shadow Lord! Today’s genre of paranormal romances, and/or, horror, features almost as many types of vampires as there are authors to write about them. Each of us in...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 9, 2013 | Books, Commentary, Good Info to Know, Musings
Welcome, Claire. (Another of my Jodi Pioneer comrades.) She’s offering a free copy of Santorini Sunset to one commenter! Since I write romances, people often ask me to define what makes something romantic. That’s a really good question. Let’s review a couple of...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 6, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Books, Commentary, Contemporary Romance
A delicious treat from the United Kingdom visits today. Some words may appear misspelled if you are not familiar with an English style of the written word. Don’t worry, they are not! (i.e., centre vs. center). Also? You might plug in a fan and have it blowing in...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 2, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Commentary
Today, I’m visited by my good friend, Gina Hooten-Popp. Gina is another of my Jodi Pioneer friends of long standing. She’s written a compelling story set in the early 1900s on the hurricane that hit Galveston. Evoking emotion. Two simple words, but...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Oct 21, 2013 | Author Spotlight, Books, Commentary, Writing
My friend Celia Bonaduce (yes, she’s related…I’ll let you figure that one out), and I have known one another about five years. We are kindred spirits of a sort. She is here today offering her advice to ALL authors… We’ve spent the weekend...
by Kathy L Wheeler | May 27, 2013 | Blogging, Commentary, Contemporary Romance, OKRWA, Reading
When I was an aspiring writer (seven years ago) and sitting in my first\’a0Oklahoma Romance Writers of America\’a0meeting at the Belle Isle Library in Oklahoma City, I listened to some thirty authors (both published and unpublished) introduce themselves,...