Month: April 2011

Guest blogging at RSS today: The Power of the Average Joe

You read that correctly: I’m proud to be the guest blogger at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood today. Once you’re done watching the romantic spectacle that is the Royal Wedding, visit me there to debate the qualities of a good hero....

Paid to have a dirty mind?

I just read — and enjoyed — Christina Dodd’s blog post on her funniest mistakes. My personal favorite from her list: In INTO THE SHADOW, my heroine stumbles onto the hero sitting in the Japanese garden. He jumps to his feet and says, “Is this your private place? Should...

Two rejections in two days

Now I remember why I’m so glad to be off the dating scene. Rejection hurts. A lot. I’m sure I’m not the only one to equate the search for an agent to the search for Mr. Right — but it’s an apt comparison. You try to make a good...

Distraction 8, Arlene 2

That’s right: Distraction is whupping my rear in a big way these days. If there’s a down side to being a Golden Heart® finalist, that would be it. Until recently, I had a routine: A little writing/blogging before and/or after work. Now, with all the new and ramped-up tasks...

Arlene Hittle, 2011 RWA Golden Heart® Finalist

This is an exciting time for me. My manuscript, Beauty and the Ballplayer, was just named a finalist in the 2011 RWA Golden Heart® contest. About Beauty and the Ballplayer: Spunky and independent to a fault, graphic designer Meg Malone isn’t exactly crushed when she finds herself pregnant soon...