by Corrina | Aug 23, 2010 | Mystery/romance series, Writing
This workshop by New York Times Bestselling Authors Lee Child and Suze Brockmann at RWA National turned out not what I expected but it was fascinating nonetheless. The subtitle was “Crossing Gender Boundaries” but I have the feeling the room would have...
by Corrina | Aug 14, 2010 | Writing
What Can Internet Communities Do For You? An internet community begins quietly, in a group hosted by Yahoo or Google, in the comments of a blog, or in a single thread of a multi-thread board. Such simple beginnings can blossom into lifelong bonds between posters....
by Corrina | Jul 29, 2010 | Dinah of Seneca, Freya's Gift, Writing
When you sign books at the annual Romance Writers of America Literacy Signing, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you won’t be the center of attention unless you’re a New York Times bestselling author. It’s 500 authors or so in one huge...
by Corrina | Jun 2, 2010 | television, Writing
Law & Order has been on so long that I can remember my twins loving the ka-CHUNG noise when they were babies. Sometimes L&O is good, sometimes excellent, and, every now and then, it’s truly awful. I’m going to miss it like crazy. At least,...
by Corrina | May 6, 2010 | Writing
When I was writing Dinah of Seneca, one of the reasons I decided to use the Romans, Vikings and Northeastern Native Americans in the same universe was to compare and contrast their societies. The Native Americans of the Northeast were built on a matriarchal base. The...
by Corrina | Apr 17, 2010 | Writing
I started watching this show because I pay attention to all things Romans these days. That’s because my book coming out next month, Dinah of Seneca, deals with alternate history Romans and I’m working on its sequel. My world is not that close to the world...