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I’m sure we’ve all heard that publishing industry phrase, “You need to have a thick skin.” And I’m sure we all assumed it was being uttered by a person who was using it as an excuse to be a dick. No? Just me, then? Well, anyway. Given that a thick skin really is essential if you intend to pursue a career in publishing, I thought it would save us all a lot of therapist’s bills if we took a minute to deconstruct the bullshit—ahem, myths—behind this popularly used phrase. Having a Thick Skin… Is NOT: Getting negative feedback and thinking, “Yay, they hated my book!” “They didn’t connect with my main character and thought my plot was flimsy and didn’t notice the stakes…oh my! This is just the moment I’ve always dreamed of!” I know you were all hoping there... Read More

Welcome to the Abridged Smut Writing Bible! Recently, I did a guest spot at All The Kissing giving tips about how to write sex scenes. It’s a great resource if you’re just getting started writing your first fictional sexy times, or if you want to take the scenes you’re already writing and boost them to the next level. I wanted to link it here on my website so all my writing resources are in the same place. It goes along really well with my past posts on How to Write Steamy Sexual Tension and Writing Sex and Violence: What Your Action Scenes Can Teach to Your Getting Action Scenes. Quick shout out also to All The Kissing, which is a fantastic online community for romance writers. They have a blog that has no holds barred discussions of writing craft topics... Read More