Monthly Archives: March 2012

My Lady Untamed blurb

Posted on March 30, 2012 by anna cowan

I’m in the red pen stage, and will soon be in the beta stage, after which I’ll need a damn good query letter, to make sure agents want to see my manuscript. I will love and adore you all if … Continue reading →

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sexual attraction doth not our enmity unmake

Posted on March 29, 2012 by anna cowan

There is a notion about female sexuality, that sex is (or should be) about intimacy. Before I go into whether it’s true or not, I first want to add that this ambiguous little gem applies equally to men, they’re simply … Continue reading →

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my finished draft in printed form (an illustrated squee)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by anna cowan

Last year when I finished the first draft of Red Robin, I printed out a copy so that special k could read it. This was very exciting to me – considering that the longest conversation we’d ever had about my … Continue reading →

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language is power

Posted on March 22, 2012 by anna cowan

I wanna be upfront about something before I begin: Writers are masters at manipulation. It’s all about using language to make people feel what we want them to feel, want what we want them to want, believe what we want … Continue reading →

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on female body hair

Posted on March 19, 2012 by anna cowan

I made the decision a little while ago that my heroine has underarm hair. Then I spent a couple of months thinking I’d probably change my mind; there’s such a strong aesthetic against body hair, that I feared it would … Continue reading →

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