A (Temporary) Writing Retreat from Social Media

Now that the third Difficult Dukes book is finally cooperating, I’d like to stay focused on it, and get it done as soon as possible. It’s been an awfully long time between books.

Social media is an enormous distraction. This is why I’m stepping away for a while from Facebook and Instagram.

This won’t be a complete disappearing act. You’ll continue to receive notices of deals and events (appearances, Zoom chats, etc.), but I’ll rely on my talented assistant Jessica to post and to monitor comments while I stay in my writer’s cave with my characters.

Your best bet for keeping up with appearances (online and in person), historical news, book bargains, and that sort of thing is to sign up for my website blog, if you haven’t already. For those who’ve arrived here via a link on FB or IG or one of your friends—yes, this is the blog I’m talking about.

On my website you’ll find the sign-up link conveniently located on every page, in a blue box. Posts appear at random.They will not flood your inbox. I try to keep them short and I post only when there’s actual news of some kind or a nerdy history tidbit I can’t resist sharing.

Now, back to the book.

Image credit: Young woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho"), Naples National Archaeological Museum. Photo by Carole Raddato. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Second Annual RomCon Romance Festival in May

If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll join me and a terrific group of romance writers for a spring RomCon, courtesy the Ashland Public Library and Romancing New England. As the schedule indicates, you’ll have many opportunities to interact with your favorite writers and discover some who may be new to you.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed for beautiful spring weather!

Saturday 20 May from 10AM to 3PM

Ashland Public Library in Ashland, Massachusetts

You can read all about it here. You can register here.

I hope to see you next month!