love stories that haunt
love stories that haunt
Do Sexual Harassment and Racism Belong in Fiction? Sexual harassment and racism…pretty taboo topics, right? That’s why I chose to tackle them. I don’t like to read, nor do I like to write mindless entertainment. Most readers nowadays want a fluffy romance…
I decided to try something different for my blog, focus less on the specific craft of writing and spend some time talking about the entire creative process. I realized that creativity doesn’t start and stop when I type up my…
The Midwest Fiction Writers, a local chapter for the Romance Writers of America, pulled together 17 writers who each submitted a short story for a fundraiser. Roughing It or Luxury Jody Vitek Roadside Love, in the MFW anthology Love…
Sister Suffragettes, my contribution to this awesome anthology is inspired by an incident in the life of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a Black journalist, newspaper editor and leader in both the women’s suffrage and the civil rights movements. Because of her outspokenness…
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the craft of writing these past few weeks. There have been quite a few “freebies” on Amazon/Nook and I must admit I’m a sucker for “those who bought this book also bought…..”.…
I’m fortunate. I have an office to which I can retreat and type my little masterpieces. Let me give you a peek into what I look at every day. Enjoy! A plant that I picked up for…