First off, apologies for flaking on last week . . . I know ALL of you were at home, beating your chests, screaming ‘Where is that Frampton Friday post?!? I will die without it.’ And in other news, it was … Continue reading →

One of the advantages–I guess it’s an advantage–of having a twenty-something move back into the house (upon graduating from college, hooray! This is not a picture of her–the cakes wouldn’t last a minute in our house) is that you get … Continue reading →

Last week I blogged about tear-jerkers and bittersweet endings. This week I want to talk about Happily Ever After. I love HEA myself—if I didn’t I’d be writing in the wrong genre! I find it interesting that people criticize romance … Continue reading →

Okay. I confess. I have a googlealert on my own name. Well, on Diane Perkins, Diane Gaston—and Gerard Butler. A google alert sends a message to your email anytime something new comes up on whatever topic you select. As you … Continue reading →

This is going to be a short Saturday post! I’m writing it at an Internet cafe in snowbound Santa Fe, where I’ve come for a too-short birthday trip (it’s on the 15th, and Barnes and Noble giftcards make GREAT presents. … Continue reading →

There’s big excitement about this entry onKristin Nelson’s blog where she claims editors are gagging for historicals. She’s too discreet to say which editors, though, which is a pity. Apart from the argument that historicals have never been dead/dying, this … Continue reading →

I confess. I’m an emotional slob and did I prove it this weekend! First I took my kids to see the new version of CHARLOTTE’S WEB. When I first read this book as a child, I cried at the end. … Continue reading →

Kalen’s comment on Friday about being tired of Regency spies got me to thinking. What Regency plots are readers tired of? One of the things that strikes terror into my heart is the idea that the Regency genre might run … Continue reading →