Missing My Best Friend

My computer is being held hostage! The wi-fi went wonky and the track pad stopped working, so I sent my constant companion for a warranty fix. Only to learn that all the screws are stripped - um, no. This is a pampered machine. No one has touched it, bumped it, or anything else. Under fear of my wrath. Just ask my husband. He's never set his fingers on the keys.

So I had to fight with the repair depot, and eventually just paid the ransom. I need my girl back! And they sent her home...broken. She's at a better facility now, and hopefully will return to me as good as new. Because writing on the iPad? It's not my cup of tea. Even when that tea is a quad breve.

Nuts & Bolts: Writing men from the inside out

Happy Valentine's Day! How do romance writers celebrate? Why, by coming to my workshop of course.

Nuts and Bolts: Writing Today’s Romance Heroes from the Inside Out

Steamy to cozy. Macho to charmer. Straight to gay. Cowboy, soldier, chef, billionaire…romance heroes are a squirrely lot. Come hear four authors debate about everything that’s wrong with men and why that makes them such good fodder for the romance hero.

Or is it everything that’s right with romance heroes that we wish were real men? Come ready to listen, question, and laugh as a panel of Roses tackle the topic.

Presenters:

• ML Buchman
• Jenna Bayley-Burke
• Jessa Slade
• E. J. Russell

Chocolate Box guest blog

When your laptop is held for ransom… Jenna Bayley-Burke

Until my laptop was held for ransom, I had no idea how lazy my writing had become...  Chocolate Box Writers