Xandra | July 31, 2010
Yeah, probably not where you’re thinkin’ I’m goin’. Sorry, kinksters, not today. I don’t know if I’ve posted a definitive “personal definition of erotica/erotic romance” blog here, or not. As I recall, it’s almost standard inagural-post fare for writers who get a contract to publish an “erotic romance.” The first question out of anybody’s mouth [...]
Xandra | April 25, 2010
Sometimes you’re the bug, sometimes you’re the windshield… Today, I’m the bug. On the interstate. I can see a deadline approaching (with the word “Peterbilt” emblazoned across the grille) and I’m flapping my little ladybug wings as hard and fast as I can over the keyboard in hopes that, like a quantum butterfly, I can [...]
Xandra | April 9, 2010
We humans are creatures of habit. We favor routines, the familiar, the safe. Before it breeds contempt, familiarity breeds comfort. When we shop in the physical world, we favor a single commercial venue where many things can be found. This is not by accident–it costs more in resources for even the least technologically-advanced society to [...]
Xandra | March 19, 2010
Where I live, we’re just emerging from what’s felt like a long, cold, gray-ass winter. The air still has a bite to it, and cloudy days are more often than not still cause for thick sweaters and soup for lunch. But today dawned sunny and while it’s still mighty chilly in the shadows, the sunshine [...]
Xandra | March 8, 2010
But I swear I had a great excuse. I had a :gasp!: computer issue (easily solvable, I love linux and the community that supports it *in instantaneous realtime, no matter how late it is!*). Computer, easily surmountable. Two sick kids with tummy bugs…not so much. There is no support community or quick fix for that [...]
Xandra | February 16, 2010
I was overjoyed to receive the news that Jolly Rogered received a 4.5-star, Top Pick review from Vallerianna over at Night Owl Romance! It made me squee to see that someone else loved Nigel as much as I do. It’s easy for a writer to become obsessed about finding reviews–it can really kill your writing [...]
Xandra | February 5, 2010
One of the driving forces that made me want to write Jolly Rogered was one of the heroes, Nigel Fortescue. Where Roger whispered his story into my ear, and politely waited until I was ready to write, when Nigel finally decided to dish dirt, he did not want to wait for a good time. He [...]
Xandra | January 29, 2010
I confess that I am one of those people that literally loathes schedules. My mother is sort of a martinet when it comes to scheduling, and bless her heart for it, ran my household with an iron alarm clock while I was growing up. As a result, I decided to reinvent the wheel when I [...]
Xandra | November 25, 2009
Epublishing’s terrain favors the light and the quick. Large, lumbering organizations that are unable to turn on a dime or pinpoint a trending subject will be lagging. Not that there aren’t advantages about playing it safe, but if the music industry has shown us anything, it’s that consumable entertainment–music, games, web shows, media including stories–needs [...]
Xandra | November 13, 2009
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