by abarker | Mar 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
(This is basically spoiler-free.) I am going to preface this with a couple of thoughts and prevarications. First, I don’t think of societal impact or mission statements when I select and view most entertainment, unless that is the specific reason(s) I am viewing said...
by abarker | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Welp, I was going to jump into finishing a somewhat lighthearted scene in the new book. Unfortunately, I decided to put in my earphones and really listen to Taylor Swift’s new long version release of All Too Well. Here’s the thing. I’m 63 years old...
by abarker | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the best love scenes I’ve ever read in a romance novel described a man simply taking a woman’s hand to help her out of a car. By the time the four paragraphs were over, I would have ripped his clothes off myself, had I been the heroine. He didn’t say a word...
by abarker | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
My mother was a sociopathic, abusive person. I am sure that there were other issues, and I am still working through what they could have been. But the bottom line is this – she did not love me. She never showed in any way that I was other than a nuisance at best and...
by abarker | May 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I was a guest on a podcast recently, ostensibly to discuss my books in general, but the sexy parts in particular. As we talked, two aspects of romance literature rose to the forefront of the conversation. One of the host’s first questions was “As a reader, what hooks...
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