by Shayne | Jul 26, 2022 | Movies
This past Saturday was my monthly Land of Enchantment Romance Authors (LERA) meeting. The program topic was “How to Write an Awesome Remake or Reboot” by Erin Coughlin. Shakespeare’s the standard for adaptations, whether it’s a straightforward summer stage production...
by Shayne | Jul 19, 2022 | Movies
A modern tale of sexual desire and empowerment This movie about a retired schoolteacher and a sex worker had me all in my feels. Laughter, tears, tension, sinking recognition, all of that. It takes place almost entirely in a hotel room and is riveting. It’s also a...
by Shayne | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Writing
There I was clicking merrily away on my keyboard and slowly it started to all fall apart. My love interest did not do as I expected, and I realized I have no idea what my antagonist is doing. I lost track of them, the main and driving source of conflict and ruin and...
by Shayne | Jul 5, 2022 | Writing
It’s the beginning of July and that means Camp NaNoWriMo! My goal is to finish the replot of my second book in my Reveal Me series. Originally I had hoped to have the first draft completed by the end of June, but you know how that goes. Didn’t happen. What did happen,...