by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Author and fellow podcaster Eliza Peake is this week’s guest! We tackle writing redemption stories, discuss how emotion needs to drive the sex scenes, and dig into using music as inspiration for those steamy bits. Check...
by admin | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Sasha Summers writes the gamut of heat levels: from inspirational to super steamy. We dig deep into the alpha male psyche and discuss the fine line between alpha and a*#hole. Plus, shifters! And cowboys! And Greek gods!...
by admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Krissy Daniels writes dark and beautiful romances about damaged men and women finding love against the odds. She shares insight how she finds inspiration all around her (including the inspiration for her the fabulously...
by admin | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Sascha Illyvich’s, called the gentleman playboy of romance, joins me for this episode! He shares his insight on writing male characters, the line between erotic and romance, and the importance of doing your research when writing...
by admin | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Historical romance writer Gina Danna joins Steam Scenes for a conversation about writing period romances: from Roman gladiators to vampire pirates to Regency gigolos. Plus, I get a crash course in Civil War fashion. Crotchless...
by admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Anne Subscribe on Apple | Stitcher | Spotify Anne Kemp writes sweet romance but in her next book, her characters will be ripping off their clothes. There’s just one problem. Writing the naughty bits make her laugh. We try to figure out what blocks us when we write our...
by admin | Nov 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here’s the word count update you didn’t ask for. My word count was off this month. L Not way off, but the added day job work (yay $$) took its toll on my writing. Not entirely unexpected but I was hoping to do better. BUT! The good news (well, good news for writing)...
by admin | Oct 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today is World Mental Health Day and I am thinking of my mother. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when I was a newborn. It was her second nervous breakdown — the first was when she was in college. Maybe it was the physical strain of two pregnancies in...
by admin | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I create my characters, I have a general idea of who they may resemble. Often it’s a mix of people: people I know, celebrities, etc. But where Rafe was concerned, it was simply one person: Lenny Kravitz. Lenny had me hooked when the minute I first his trippy,...
by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Changing routines is a trick, isn’t it? With September and back to school, my routine has changed (yes, even in pandemic times). While some people say changing routines can boost creativity, this week my creativity took a nosedive. As I re-adjusted to a schedule (one...