Exiting News!

It’s taken months of writing, rewriting (and gallons of caffeine), but I’m almost ready to reveal my latest works—two brand new mystery novels that will tease, chill and thrill you! And you’re invited to be part of the next chapter. The River Answered and A Crack in Everything will release soon, and you will get […]

Creativity Energized!

My creative juices are supercharged when I’m in a space with other writers and professionals who make the publishing industry churn. I recently attended CraftFest and ThrillerFest in New York City, an excellent duo of conferences. CraftFest included an opportunity for writers to pitch their books to rooms full of agents, so that was especially […]

Changing Seasons, Changing Styles

November’s bright nights lead to chilly, sparkling mornings here in the Northeast, the time of year I really hunker down after summer’s many distractions. I’m revising my mystery, having received recommendations from a publisher on presenting my heroine in a different way. One of the key influences in my writing life was a fiction writer […]

The Process

What’s my writing process? I’m steady when it comes to my writing time. This is a typical morning: Up at 6:30 a.m. Coffee. Sit or stand at desk, depending on lower back’s opinion. Open online notebook and current novel draft to make it official before dilly-dallying. Check email & headlines. Weather. Review notes to determine […]

Disaster Looms

Get ready for an epic disaster tale! I just finished writing a novella featuring my favorite protagonist, the handsome scientist Emerson Crandall. It, of course, includes his clever daughter, Courtney and the adventurous woman he adores (from afar), Maddie. Writing up to 3,000 words a day, I hammered out this disaster-packed story quickly and easily, […]

Mysteries on the Brink

Hooray! I finished the first draft of the second book in my two-part mystery series. (Okay, that sounds like a complicated bunch of numbers– first draft, second book, two-part. Sorry! I’m thinking it’s not great to confuse the reader with my opening line!) I completed the first of the two several months ago and sent […]