Dating Death: Love and Sex in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Essay on the romance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Assassination of Cordelia Chase
Essay on how the writers of Angel ruined a perfectly good character by writing her into a coma, which was probably the only way she could get away from them.
A Writer Without A Publisher Is Like A Fish Without a Bicycle: Writer’s Liberation and You
Setting achievable goals.
Stalking the Wild Editor: How to Get Published, Maybe
Finding and submitting material to an editor.
Rats with Islands: How To Survive Your Publishing Career
Coping strategy for a publishing career.
It’s All About You: The First Step in Finding An Agent
Career planning.
The Impossible Dream: How To Find Your Perfect Agent
Finding an agent.
Hello, I’m Your New PRO Columnist: Reflections on the Columns I’m Not Going To Be Writing
Basic publishing questions.
You Go, Romance Writer: Changing Public Opinion
Dealing with the media.
This Is Not Your Mother’s Cinderella: The Romance Novel as Feminist Fairy Tale
Romance fiction as a revision of patriarchal fairy tales.
So, Bill, I Hear You Write Those Little Poems: A Plea for Category Romance
Defence of category romance fiction.
Romantic Comedy, the No-Calorie Godiva
Power of romantic comedy for women.
Romancing Reality: The Power of Romance Fiction to Reinforce and Re-Vision the Real
Romance fiction is not unrealistic.
Let Us Now Praise Scribbling Women
Romance fiction as an anti-toxin to patriarchal literature.
I Know What It Is When I Read It: Defining the Romance Genre
Definition of romance genre.
Glee and Sympathy
Defense of romance fiction.
Emotionally Speaking: Romance Fiction in the Twenty-First Century
Explanation of modern romance fiction.
Defeating the Critics: What We Can Do About the Anti-Romance Bias
Analysis of anti-romance bias.
With a Little Help from Our Friends: What Local Chapters Can Do For Published Members
Role of chapter PAN rep.
I’m Unpublished, You’re Published, I Don’t Care How Many Books She Has Out, She’s a Twit: Labeling RWA
Divisions within RWA.
Faxes and Loathing in San Antonio: Jenny Goes To A Board Meeting
Proposed changes in RWA bylaws in 1998.
Picture This: Collage as Prewriting and Inspiration
Brainstorming with collage.
The Five Things I’ve Learned About Writing Romance from TV
Writing love stories.
Don’t Do This At Home: The Four Biggest Mistakes in Contest Entries
Mistakes beginning writers make.
Taking Out the Garbage: How to Protect Your Work and Get Your Life
When I was first thinking about running for PAN Liaison, I talked to a friend of mine, a very smart, very successful, very succinct romance novelist whose opinion I value highly. “It’s only for a year,” I told her. “What do you think?”
She shook her head and said, “Protect the work.”
I told her that there [...]
I’d Give It a Nine, but It’s Hard To Dance To: Ritas, Reviews, and Other Nightmares
Column on dealing with evaluation and criticism.
Green Is Not Your Color: Professional Jealousy and the Professional Writer
Dealing with Jealousy.
