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Tomboy Ink Slinger Patricia Evans Cox ~ www.sapphirebooks.com
September 26, 2017
I’m watching. And I don’t often forget.

I’m watching. And I don’t often forget.

You know how some writers write about places and people so perfect it makes you a little jealous? I’m not one of them. Sometimes I wish I was. I was in the dollar store checking out picture frames a few years ago in a tiny, scorching Arkansas town. At the end of the row, a …

September 21, 2017
It’s intimate, the relationship you and I have.

It’s intimate, the relationship you and I have.

I have a unique, intimate relationship with every reader. You and I have created something that no one else has, and because of you, every character is a bit different, richer, more layered than I wrote her to be. When you read one of my books, you and I work together to bring these characters …

September 18, 2017
Do I sound a little crazy? That might be accurate.

Do I sound a little crazy? That might be accurate.

Yes, the photo is me, sans glasses, which trust me, instantly make me look like the queer geek that I am. You’re not missing anything. I’ve tried. Over the years I’ve started outline after outline, tossed one plot summary into the trash only to have another follow it, usually an even more dismal attempt than …

September 16, 2017
Why I get the hell out of town and treat words like lovers.

Why I get the hell out of town and treat words like lovers.

I think, like most women, I’ve spent most of my life taking care of other people. I remember that niggling voice in the back of my mind whispering I was just as deserving of love, care and attention as everyone around me, but it was like a compulsion. I gave what I wanted to receive, …

September 14, 2017
Past characters introduce me to future characters. Whether I want them to or not.

Past characters introduce me to future characters. Whether I want them to or not.

  It’s pretty predictable. It takes me about three months to complete novel, and I usually take a few weeks between to let my mind unfold before I start the next. When a book is about 80% finished, I start having flashes of the next characters, little sparks and shreds of them, and I try …

September 12, 2017
Why are there so many sex scenes in your books? Must they be so graphic?

Why are there so many sex scenes in your books? Must they be so graphic?

  I get this question all the time, and to be honest, I’m still a bit baffled by it. When I’m reading great fiction with well-developed characters I’m genuinely invested in; I’m thrilled when I get to the sex scenes. Like real life, nothing reveals the truth of a character like sexuality. From the moment the …

September 11, 2017
Here’s why I don’t sand down the edges of my masculine of center characters. In fact, I toss a little grit in there and hope it sticks.

Here’s why I don’t sand down the edges of my masculine of center characters. In fact, I toss a little grit in there and hope it sticks.

  When I was thinking about what to write about for this blog, I decided to start with the question posed by a potential reader hesitant to read one of my books because the characters are too “gritty.” Don’t you think the characters would be appeal to more people if they were a little less… raw? …

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