Last week we talked about a cure for writer's block. Writing. Practice was my theme. This week, I’m talking about reading. Reading for pleasure, reading to study the craft of writing, reading to find out what works and what doesn’t.I have another blog that I haven’t been on since 2013. On that blog, which is a lot of… Continue reading On Reading
Category: romance
From Westerns to Time Travel
What makes a writer go from Westerns to time travel? What makes an author choose Scotland rather than the Wild West? The answer is simply that I like to read different genres. Makes sense that I would write in different genres, too. Right?What started it all? Well, I suppose it had something to do with… Continue reading From Westerns to Time Travel
Excerpt of "To Tame A Heart"
PROLOGUEApril, 1882A storm was coming. Deric could see it. Even if he had not been able to see the dark clouds moving toward him, he would have known by the way the cattle were acting. In preparation for spring round up, he and the men who worked for him were attempting to move a portion… Continue reading Excerpt of "To Tame A Heart"
Excerpt of "Wild Heart"
Chapter 1Arizona Territory, 1881 The mid-September sun seemed to breathe its heat as it shone unmercifully upon the quiet and dusty streets of Tombstone, Arizona. The unbearable heat was not unusual for the last days of summer, yet folks seemed to think that September should bring relief, instead of more of the same hot, dry,… Continue reading Excerpt of "Wild Heart"
Wild Heart: The Story That Started It All
When I was a teenager, I fell in love with Westerns, especially ones with romance in them. The Library Commission for the Blind here in my home state would mail me green boxes of tapes, and I would listen all day and sometimes all night. The trouble was that most of them were meant for… Continue reading Wild Heart: The Story That Started It All
Shannon Wells 