What’s the Oldest Book on Your Keeper Shelf?
I got into an online chat with a writer friend the other day about keeper shelves, and an interesting question arose: what was the oldest book we had on our keeper shelves? Which old favorites did we...
View ArticleExtended Metaphor
I have to start with a funny story: My first paranormal romance, TASTE ME (2011), is about an incubus security specialist, Lukas Sebastiani, who finally learns to trust his love for Scarlett Fontaine,...
View ArticleRob Lowe on “Truth Vampires”
You might recognize actor Rob Lowe from his TV and movie career, but in 2011, when he released his memoir, “Stories I Only Tell My Friends,” the world learned he was a damn good writer. So when I read...
View ArticleFree-For-All Friday: Crowd-sourced Promotion Insights
Readers of the Ruby blog may know that I’ve been waiting out a rights reversion timeline with my former publisher. I have good news and bad news. The good news? I obtained publication rights back for...
View ArticleNot So Fast…
The idea for this blog post on writing speed came after reading some responses our readers made to Shelley Coriell’s 1/25/17 blog post, Write on 2017! Strengths and Weaknesses. (Awesome series! Check...
View ArticleStranger Than Fiction
Lord Byron. Mark Twain. The Beastie Boys’ Mike D. Over the years, these artists, and so many others, have made the observation that truth, or life, is stranger than fiction. I was recently whapped...
View ArticleMother’s Day the Minnesota Way…AND FREE KINDLE E-BOOK!
Here in Minnesota, the walleye is our favorite freshwater fish. It’s considered such a delicacy that, regardless of temperature, the first day of walleye fishing season lures thousands of Minnesota...
View ArticleRedefining Success
In 2013 – wow, four years ago! – my traditional publisher and I parted ways, and the career I thought I was going to have took an unexpected turn. My contract for an Underbelly Chronicles paranormal...
View ArticleMy Low-Key Book Release Plan
Those who read my blog post on redefining success realize I’m not necessarily apt to follow conventional publishing wisdom because I don’t publish frequently enough for conventional wisdom to apply....
View ArticleCare and Feeding of the Perpetually Peeved
I have a confession to make. This blog post is the first new thing I’ve written in over a month. My WIP, which I mentioned in my ENTHRALL ME release day interview last month, is stalled out at about...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! In this monthly feature, we’ll analyze strong opening paragraphs by looking at examples from both published books and unpublished manuscripts....
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to Wordsmith Wednesday: Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we’ll analyze strong opening paragraphs by looking at examples from both published books and...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to Wordsmith Wednesday: Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we’ll analyze strong opening paragraphs by looking at examples from both published books and...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs!
Welcome to Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we’ll analyze strong opening paragraphs by looking at examples from both published books...
View ArticleStrong Opening Paragraphs – Pandemic Edition
Welcome to another episode of Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we analyze opening paragraphs from both published books and...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to another episode of Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we analyze opening paragraphs from both published books and...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to another episode of Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we analyze opening paragraphs from both published books and...
View ArticleWordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs
Welcome to another episode of Wordsmith Wednesday: Strong Opening Paragraphs! I’m your host, Tamara Hogan. In this monthly feature, we analyze opening paragraphs from both published books and...
View ArticleINTOXICATE ME – Cover Reveal and E-book Sale!
Underbelly Chronicles Book Five, Intoxicate Me, is finally ready for the world! E-books officially go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 22 – pre-sale links are live! – and a print version is coming soon. For...
View ArticlePublishing a Book When the World is On Fire
INTOXICATE ME was a difficult book to write—not because of the book itself, but because of what was happening in the world during the time I was writing it. Without getting too deeply into politics, my...
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