Author Notes
10 Shocking Facts About Flying
Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Shares 10 Shocking Facts About Flying — Including ‘Chicken Guns’ and Why Alcohol Hits Harder at Altitude
Romance Hook Tropes are here!
I'm delighted (and relieved) to finally be able to say the Romance Hook Tropes book is finished, published, and on sale everywhere in ebook and print!
Where’s the Hook Trope Book?
Just wanted to give you a quick update on the 4th romance trope book. I got sidetracked with another project I just couldn't say no to and then got hit with some family health issues. The good news is I'm about seven days of writing from being done drafting the 4th romance trope book on Hook Tropes.
Second Shot Contest!
For October, Cindy Dees is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card plus winner's choice of e-copy of paper copy of SECOND SHOT to one winner.
Happy Trope Book Idea birthday!
As I opened my computer this morning to go back to work on the Neighbor from Hell trope (a super fun one to write by the way), I saw my first ever file of notes on writing a trope book,…
Hollywood rumors and Support your local movie theater
The way I hear it, there's a feeding frenzy of production companies stealing one another's staffs and crews as everyone tries to get rolling again...
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 6
What takes so long to make a movie or TV show once the book is optioned and sold? It seems like it takes forever once someone says there’s going to be a movie for it to finally come out?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 5
What are some (surprising) things I’ve learned about the TV/film industry since this whole journey of selling a TV show started? Who actually makes the sale happen?
My Notes on Medusa’s Sheikh
So there’s a story to how this book, Medusa's Sheikh, Book 8 of the Medusas series, came about…
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 4
So what about my book? What about it made it sell for a TV show? What is its hook (and what’s a hook)? What is SECOND SHOT’s logline (and what’s a logline)?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 3
What are the sorts of things in books that make for a good movie or TV show? I know this GREAT book that I think would be an amazing movie…am I actually right about that?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 2
What’s the difference between an option and a shopping deal? How many books that get optioned actually become a movie or TV show? How much do they cost to make? And the one I always get asked…how much money do authors who sell their books for TV and film get paid, anyway?