Author Archives: Cara McKenna

About Cara McKenna

Cara McKenna writes smart erotica—sexy stories with depth. Read more >

How To Be An Author

There’s so much of this advice out there. Blog posts. Craft books. Workshops and lectures. We pay for it, we go in search of it. Sometimes it finds us, when we’d rather not be pondering whether or not we’re currently … Continue reading

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Learning to Read

A guest post from Wonkomance’s official resident undercover librarian, Shelley Ann Clark. It took me twenty-three years of school to learn how to read. I’ve heard from a number of my fellow romance fans that they feel judged by their … Continue reading

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Bad-Idea Heroes (No, Like, Really Bad)

Today’s post is going to be a self-indulgent talk therapy session. I apologize in advance. But I’m having one of those writer weeks, the kind where self-doubt is an itchy, wet sweater, weighing you down and making you twitch, and … Continue reading

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