They’re Closer Than You Think
by Patrice Michelle
Did you know that a large percentage of romance authors started out reading romance in their early teens? This used to be a statistic on the Romance Writers of America website, but ever since they revamped the RWA website, I can’t find it any more. Yes, that stat […]

(or, How I Developed a 1955 Heroine)
The Story Behind Miracle on Bannock Street
by Colleen Collins
When Harlequin invited me to write a story for a Christmas anthology, their only guideline was to “base it on a Christmas movie classic.” I immediately picked one of my favorite Christmas films, Miracle on 34th Street. To put […]

Since I gabbed about all my historical writing, what I would like to know is if you know all the genres I write in.
So, go to my website melissaschroeder.net, and find two different genres and list a book in each genre you name:)
Then, use the contact form on my website to email your answers for […]

I have a deep, dark secret. It is something that for years remained hidden, one that I try not to let others see. But, slowly, the truth of it came out. That I am a…HISTORY NERD. (Insert the Da, Da, Dum music)
Okay, if you know me, you know that I am. I know the channel […]

by Jackie Kessler
To celebrate the launch of THE ROAD TO HELL, I’m going to be giving away an iPod Nano and three iPod Shuffles! The sweepstakes runs from November 6 through November 10, 2007, and there’s no purchase necessary. (But who wouldn’t want to purchase THE ROAD TO HELL? Numerous times?) For details, please see […]

by Jackie Kessler
Some people have asked me why I write about a succubus who becomes a human stripper. “You’re such a nice girl,” one reader (hi, Mom!) told me, “so why do you have to write about such things?” I don’t have to, of course. But it’s a hell of a lot of fun. And […]