Why not just use an alternative spelling of that surname - MacLean, McLaine, etc?
Embossing the symbol on to the book is a great tip, imo. As for the font, I think you should use the same for your title as you do for your name...
I think Sydney, mentioned above, is a good mean girl name and names like Giada seems fitting too. As for Jade, the only Jade I knew was the...
I blame the people who do wind up buying whatever the telemarketer is trying to push. If there wasn't at least *some* money to be made from it...
When writing the first draft, I just go on the fly, but when I'm editing I ask two questions for each scene or chapter: is there enough...
My mum was someone who always thought meditation was that - 'boring and counterproductive'. She's also rather neurotic, so it probably would have...
I like that idea. On some forums, some people like to pick fights for the sake of it, it seems, and it gets a bit tiresome. Especially when the...
I've only ever gotten that far once, and never again. It's something that fascinates me though, and I touch on it a bit in my newest WIP.
UK, of course! Still got some pictures of the castle somewhere. Relatives of some old friends of my grandmother lived there, so they played tour...
I've been to Lancaster - though it was years ago now. Beautiful area. Welcome.
ETA - Rose Ash - what a great name for a town for a novel/story! A lot of people are careless around water, though it's true, many people who...
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