It’s about pen-names. Cause I use one, mainly because my real last name is way too hard to spell or pronounce. But I’m at the point where it’s becoming confusing, since I just sent the contest entry out using my real last name, but wanted to send it out using the pen-name. […]

I’m gonna let her tell you herself…I just wanted to help spread the good word.
Steph T.

WORD challenge: wrote 10 pages of randomness which needs to be blended into ms
Okay - so it’s so NOT funny when your horoscope mocks you. I refer you to my horoscope from 11/15, which clearly stated a pleasant surprise was in store for me.
Getting my first editor rejection for FWD forwarded to me from […]

I was reminded about the whole - are you really a writer if you’re not published yet - dilemma the other day when my husband and I had to sign papers for something. My husband’s job was listed and the man who was running the show turned to me and said, “You’re just a […]

Found this on the eharlequin boards under the Bombshell author thread, straight from the editor’s mouth -
Well it’s all one big party here at Bombshell! No, I’m kidding, really, it’s actually a lot of hard work, mostly reading and writing.
Let’s see. Every individual project may go through the system a little differently, but in […]

Okay, first off, rejection sucks. I don’t care what kind of letter you get. And seriously, I’m not sure which is the better letter - the personal rejection or the form rejection or the form letter that tries to be personal. And I’m still not sure if it’s better to have the […]

Okay, here’s the link for the new HQN author website - no submission info, but it’s finally up over on the eharlequin site. And the guidelines are that there really are no guidelines - they’re trying to compete in the single-title market, so it’s a great opportunity
Steph T.