I've written many articles about writing and such for various RWA newsletters. Sometimes they even make sense. I hope you'll find something interesting. Feel free to link if you find something interesting, but please do not reproduce without permission.

Writing for Modern Heat. When Lynn Raye Harris did a series of articles on How to Write for Presents on her blog, she asked me to do a couple of articles on writing for Modern Heat. I highly suggest the entire series of articles because they are full of great info, but if you’re specifically looking for info on the Modern Heat side of Presents, check these articles out:.

• It’s All About the Attitude
• Your Hero, Your Heroine, and Their Baggage

Shakespeare on Romance. Some writing tips from the Bard himself.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Evaluating Internet Sources. I'm a teacher—this kind of stuff is important!

Rejection 101. Talk about eye-opening…

Battling the Grammar Gremlins. This series of articles I wrote for my chapter newsletter covers a lot of grammar ground.

• Introduction
• Commas, part 1
• Commas, part 2
• Commas, part 3, and Semicolons
• Modifiers, Parallelism, and Mixed Constructions
• Common Gremlins
• Commonly Confused Words
• More Commonly Confused Words
• Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
• The Final Battle