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 […]
Eyes On It!
Tweaked, poked, and polished, the second book in my mystery series now rests in the hands of an editor. She will evaluate the plot and characters, offering insight into the book’s overall readability. If any loose ends, plot holes, or other issues arise, she’ll point them out. Her suggestions aim to ensure that readers will […]
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 […]
It’s the Wait
How many times can you tell a person, “I’m working on the first book in my mystery series” before they think you’re just pretending? The life of a writer is a quiet one, and the action taking place on the pages is never apparent until a book is released to readers. I’m in one of […]
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, […]
One Month: One New Novel
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 […]
Cover Struggles of an Indy
After leaning that my video advertisement for For Sissy was too violent for Facebook, I made some quick changes so that the ad showed only the book cover, and not my embellishments of a bloody knife, et al. In hindsight, I could see why FB wouldn’t want to show the implied violence of my original […]
Breaking News! For Sissy is Now Available for Pre-Order!
The time has come! For Sissy is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (click your preferred seller’s name for the link)! The release date is October 31, 2018! “I read for four hours yesterday until I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I’m not blowing smoke, I’m dead serious. It’s that […]
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