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 […]
Onto Book 2! And Your First Look at the Back Cover Description!
It’s a rare feeling to have confidence in your creation. When I write, I oscillate between ecstasy and despair. Sometimes I write hard, on a roll, the words burbling out, and I think, “Readers will love this!” But then I have a tough day and think, “I’ll just have worms for dinner.” That’s why getting […]
I’m Back! My Latest Update
I’m back! Read what’s new, HERE. LINK is now REPAIRED.
My Brain Hurts and So Do My Feet!
To find out why, check out my latest update, now available HERE.
Those Bad Boys
It’s no good. I just can’t love writing a book without putting a creepy bad guy in it. “Bill Sikes and Bullseye”, an illustration by Fred Barnard As I worked my way through the draft of my latest novel, a mystery, something seemed to be missing. So, I reworked the protagonist, turning her into a […]
A Lot of Shoveling
My writing right now is reflecting the schizophrenic and sometimes soul-sucking month of March here in the Northeastern US. In March, a sense of optimism cautiously infiltrates our world. We “spring ahead” and get that extra, delightful hour of light before the close of day, and then the vernal equinox seals the deal as […]
Playing Town
Harriet The Spy. That’s who I’m thinking about this week. It’s because I credit Harriet, the petulant lead character in a 1964 book by Louise Fitzhugh, with fueling my desire to become a novelist. If you haven’t read it, you must. But the reason I felt like Harriet this week is because she, an 11-year-old, […]
Procrastinating, er, Plotting
With For Sissy now available for readers, I’m now plotting my next book. I should say “books,” because my next work will be a series — a mystery series. I’m a planner, not a pantser, so I outline. My outlines are never proscriptive, but I do rely on them to get me to the last […]
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