Sparks of Inspiration Found at #DFWCon

I love attending writing conferences and being surrounded by creative people. You never know when a lightning bolt will jump out of a conversation or a presentation and zap us. Wham! The unexpected stimulus of a new idea or a fresh perspective jolts our brain and pushes us to examine, explore, learn...and create.

This weekend's DFW Writers' Conference was full of sparks. Here are a few quotes that hit me up-side the head and left me buzzing. Enjoy!


"You can catch lightning in a jar with that first draft." ~ Lori Wilde, NY Times Bestselling Author of 69 books.

"Focus on making people laugh and cry." ~ Dave Lieber, award winning columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"The best way to predict your [writing] future is to create it." Agent Sally Harding adapting a Stephen Covey quote.

"You cannot have a society without rituals." ~ Agent & Author Lucienne Diver

"Your villain should have just as much conflict as your hero or heroine." ~ Candace Havens, best selling and award winning author.

"Write sex scenes that you find sexy." ~ Roni Loren, erotic romance author.

Happy Writing, Reading & Thinking! 

Goodreads Giveaway Update

Woot! We now have winners for the Mother's Day Goodreads Giveaway for A Tale of Two Djinns and djinn-spired swag! Teresa Wood in Canada & Natacha Pavlov in California. Your goodies are in the mail! I hope you enjoy Shay & Maya's story :)

Sexy 6 Sentence Sunday Snippet from A Tale of 2 Djinns

Hi all! I love the idea of Six Sentence Sunday because it give me delicious glimpses into so many story worlds. Unfortunately, I'm not always able to participate...but so glad everytime I make it :)

Here are my six sentences from A Tale of Two Djinns, my most recently released novella. Asexy paranormal Romeo & Juliet story with genies, feminists, kickass action & adult fun. Fifty percent of the proceeds are being donated to UNICEF. Enjoy!

“So where are you from?”