Tag Archives: writing
This is Why I Will Never Try NaNoWriMo
I am a slow writer. I’m also a slow reader, so I suppose it makes sense. Not slow as in I have trouble with comprehension, but I’ve always taken my time reading. If there’s a passage I really like, I’ll … Continue reading
*Insert Title Here*
I think many authors will agree that coming up with a good title for your book is one of the hardest parts of writing. I find either a title comes to me very quickly and I love it, or I … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
This is obviously the time of year when most people make resolutions. I keep mine simple, and this year, I’m going to focus on trying new things. It’s not that things have been going wrong for me, but I like … Continue reading
Just One of the Many Reasons to Use a Pseudonym
When I saw the headline “Teacher watchdog writes soft porn for teens,” my first thought was that a romance/erotica author had been outed and was now going to be the subject of a witchhunt. However, when I read further, my … Continue reading
Interview and Fassbender
This weekend: 1. Josee Renard interviewed me on her blog. 2. I saw Michael Fassbender’s new movie Shame at the Toronto International Film Festival. Fassbender plays a sex addict, and it that wasn’t enticing enough, it’s really quite an excellent … Continue reading
Hi, My Name is Keira and I’m a Woman
Victoria Brownworth shares her views on what she calls “the fetishizing of queer sexuality,” aka M/M romance. This is the basic tenet of M/M fiction. Straight women pose as gay men—all these writers have either taken male pen names, like … Continue reading
What’s in a Name?
As I mentioned last week, “baby” is a nickname that I only like to see used very sparingly in a fictional romantic relationship. Some of you agree, although it doesn’t bother others, and some folks enjoy nicknames of all flavours. … Continue reading
Oh, Baby. Oh, Brother!
Yesterday I was attempting to read an m/m novel that I finally had to put down because the one main character continually called his boyfriend “baby.” Not just once in a blue moon during a particularly tender or close moment, … Continue reading
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A Pair of Star-cross’d Lovers Take Their Life
In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks I don’t agree with Mr. Sparks, since I don’t think you have to include tragedy … Continue reading
Bittersweet Symphony
I was recently searching for some fanfic (currently obsessing over Winters/Nixon from Band of Brothers), and thought I’d hit the jackpot when I came across a multi-chapter, longer fic that seemed to be well written from the quick glance I … Continue reading
