Welcome to Linda's Literary Lair.

Jayne Ann Krentz is one of the coolest people in the whole publishing industry. First of all, there is her sheer love of writing - the wo...

I come from a family of irritating overachievers. My father (Dr. Dad) has a Ph.D. My older brother (Dr. Bro) has a PhD and two post-doct...

Yul Brynner. Hellllllo! Some days, a romance writer just has to go through pictures of handsome men. Romance novels are one of the few p...

Over the years, I've taken a look at criticism leveled at romance. For example, people couldn't wait to pile the nasty notes all ove...

I was going to talk about how I watch men for inspiration - not so much with their looks, but for the way they carry themselves, their smile...

Of course, I have more personal pet peeves about male fashion.  It continues with my obsession with men's legs. If you are wearing dar...

Let's dive right into the important task of helping a man entice the kind of attention he would like. We'll start with clothing. T...

I'm a romance writer. This means I am a student of interactions between people- especially interactions that involve sexual or romantic ...

I thought I might remind everyone that I do, actually, write hot and sexy fiction.  :)  A friend and I did a writing game, and this was the ...

(How funny is it that Lady Gaga's Bad Romance came on my Pandora channel just as I got started!) Today, I'm going swipe ideas fro...

The most powerful myths are about extremity. They force us to go beyond our experience. There are moments when we all, in one way or anothe...

(How funny is it that Lady Gaga's Bad Romance came on my Pandora channel just as I got started!) Today, I'm going swipe ideas from o...