Looking forward to more Louisa’s Vineyard stories? Will’s Secret, Book 2, is now available on Amazon in the ebook edition! The print edition is live on Amazon with availability by the end of July! When you read the book you’ll
SUMMERTIME and the LIVING IS HOT!
Note: This blog discusses sexual behaviors and situations. Mature audiences, please. Unlike the song about summer living being easy, I live in Arizona where the temperature is hot! (Currently 108°) If you have a great air-conditioner, as I fortunately do,
WRITER’S BLOCK NO MORE!
Even the most prolific writers sometimes suffer from dreaded writer’s block. I admit I did when I faced a plot twist that I really didn’t want to write. The twist seemed to jump out of nowhere and just felt wrong
HOW TO WRITE
Through the years, I’ve listened to dozens of webinars on how to write, read many books on the same subject, and taught people how to write. With private tutoring, as well as classroom efforts, I’ve helped people gain confidence in
WHO IS LOUISA? HOW TO BUILD A CHARACTER
Characters start from somewhere, be it the author’s imagination, a prototype, a real person, or an amalgamation of characteristics. Louisa Dominico, my lead character, literally came to me in a dream. She is not me, but she has characteristics of
DECISIONS
What Path Led to “Happily Ever After”? Early in my life, my mother’s insistence that romance books were “trash” shocked me with her decision to confiscate and throw away a book I had purchased. She had never censored my
WHERE DID “LOUISA’S PASSION” COME FROM?
For those who enjoy origin stories, I can pinpoint exactly where Louisa’s Passion started. My husband and I were on an anniversary trip to Temecula, California to see vineyards and experience the great weather in October, 2021. We drove around