My boss at the Dana Foundation died today. The New York Times obit sketches his personality pretty well. He kept us here on our toes, for sure, and was correcting proof pages for one of our publications not even two weeks ago.
During my interview with him in 2003 to get the Web reporter [...]
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Posted 27 September 2009
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I’m working up the characters for the new story, and they are a slippery bunch this time. This story started in my head with a visual, a moment of shared realization that the other was the most important person in the world to them. But that leaves a lot of wiggle room—like what, when, why, [...]
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Posted 23 August 2009
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So I’m working up a new story, and thinking I’ll do a big scene around Peterloo, a mass meeting in Manchester, England, in 1819 that was bloodily dispersed by ill-trained, sabre-wielding near-vigilantes. I don’t usually think much about protesting for social change, beyond the latest march on Washington, but lately it seems like that’s all [...]
On Wednesday, the Romance Writers of America national conference opens its doors to the public from 5:30 to 7:30 pm for its annual “Readers for Life” mega-autographing session. Buy books! Get them signed by one of 500 romance-loving authors! The money goes to ProLiteracy Worldwide. It is free (except for the books you buy, of [...]
This year, the Romance Writers of America holds its national convention in my own back yard. In less than two weeks, July 15 through 18, the happy horde will land in Washington at the Wardman Marriott Park Hotel for workshops, parties, industry panels and the big awards ceremony. First, there’s a huge public booksigning event, [...]
Truth be Told
A Proper Scandal
The Deceitful Truth
A Lady’s Lies
A Lady’s Truth
Story of a Lady
Tales of a Lady
Very busy fortnight at the daytime job, so I haven’t done much new writing. But alpha-reader has just returned the MS with notes, so that’s a kick in the [deleted] to get moving again.
Today, I’ve been rereading my research notes, trying to catch the cadences of newspapers of the time. I wanted to quote some [...]
The Deceitful Truth
The Truth of the Matter
Writing time these past two weeks: 49 hours. How? Vacation week from F-T job! And I even had time to get up to Philadelphia and see the Cezanne and Beyond exhibit.
Now no writing this for two days — fabulous getaway weekend! OK, only 36 hours, but still, getaway weekend!
[see part one below]
More choices:
…Sheets, Scandal Sheets, Press, News …
Press Relations
Miss Delancey and the Publisher, The Persistent Publisher, The Lady and the Publisher
Passion’s Secret, Passion’s Truth
Melody of Desire, Desire’s Melody
Scales of Scandal
Truth, Justice, and the Lady
Truth, Justice—or the Lady
The Lady and the Scribbler, Scribbling and Giggling
Miss Delancey and the Tall Tale, Miss Delancey’s White Lies
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