Category Archives: Writing

I’m Going to Prove You’re a Liar

Posted on February 26, 2021 by TBM

Before I get to the post, please note at the bottom of the page, you can enter a giveaway for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of The Love Project. Now for my … Continue reading →

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Is This Your Forever Home?

Posted on August 26, 2020 by TBM

One of the questions I get asked a lot is where I get my ideas from. My answer is always disappointing to some, because I get them from everywhere, all of the time. There’s no special sauce, which I think … Continue reading →

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Coming Clean about Hull

Posted on January 21, 2020 by TBM

Last year, I visited Hull, Massachusetts, and I posted a blog post on my author’s site, but I didn’t divulge the secret reason I went. I mean, I did go because I needed time away to work, which I did. … Continue reading →

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Is it weird that cemeteries inspire me?

Posted on October 9, 2019 by TBM

My last post was about going to Fenway to do research for a book. But that’s not always possible. When penning Confessions from the Heart, the prequel to the Confessions series, the two characters go to Mount Auburn Cemetery in … Continue reading →

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Do They Still Feel You Up at Fenway?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by TBM

It takes me time to become comfortable enough in a place before I can include a setting in a novel. Some of my books take place in Colorado, where I went to high school and college. I ended up loving … Continue reading →

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RWA and New York City

Posted on August 29, 2019 by TBM

The second writing conference I attended last July was the national meeting of the Romance Writers of America in New York City. While I’ve been attending local chapter meetings of RWA since moving back to Boston, and I went to … Continue reading →

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Lesbian road trip to the Cotswolds

Posted on June 30, 2019 by TBM

Back in March, I traveled to the United Kingdom for the London Book Fair. But that wasn’t the only purpose for the trip. For months, Clare Lydon, Harper Bliss, and I had been discussing working on a trilogy together, and … Continue reading →

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Spring colors, a new release, and cheap books

Posted on April 4, 2018 by TBM

It’s been rainy, dull, and gray in London for many days. (I’ve lost count of how many in a row.) The sun pops out for brief spells, but it usually does so when I’m chained to my laptop. By the … Continue reading →

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Big book news, between storms, and the Easter…what?

Posted on March 31, 2018 by TBM

Before I get to the book news, I want to share some photos from my walk on Thursday. Over the past few months, I’ve had some health issues and an injury that has interfered with my daily walks. For as … Continue reading →

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