I haven’t written about secondary characters in a long time, maybe never! Thankfully, Debra Purdy Kong, author of the exciting Casey Holland Mysteries series and webmaster for Mystery Deb, has some great ideas on them. In this article, she covers how to sketch them out (with an Excel spreadsheet), how to make them memorable, and … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Damyanti’s debut novel, You Beneath Your Skin, a crime story about a serial killer and the lives of those trying to stop these heinous murders (the book is doing great–check it out on Amazon!). Today, Damyanti is sharing her thoughts on how to remain healthy when you’re a writer: … Continue reading
Thank you so much, Adrienne (author of The Tenafly Road Series), for inviting me to again participate in this wonderful exploration of families. Last year, I shared how my children inspired most of my writing– Building a Midshipman This is a personal how-to on preparing for and applying to the United States Naval Academy. It’s based on my … Continue reading
Years ago, I submitted my first novel to a list of agents who specialized in my genre, sure they’d love my quirky clever book. I’d edited, re-edited, and run it by people I trusted–it was dressed for success. At that time, I didn’t realize that finding an agent was like putting a hood on a … Continue reading
I’m over at Caz’s blog, InvisiblyMe to talk about writing I’ve been there since Friday but didn’t get a chance to post it to WordDreams. Look forward to chatting with anyone who hasn’t visited yet! Sneak peek: Thank you so much for hosting me on your wonderful blog, Caz. I always enjoy your interviews so … Continue reading
I’m over at JQ Rose’s to talk about the ‘Where’ in writing, as part of her series, Sneak peek: I want to thank Janet over at Focus on Story for helping me to kick off my newest prehistoric fiction, Survival of the Fittest. It is Book 1 in the trilogy, Crossroads. The most challenging part of … Continue reading
Today, I’m over at Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord Blog Magazine, to share my newest book, Survival of the Fittest. Come visit! Continue reading
I am so excited to host Julie Holmes and her debut novel, Murder in Plane Sight. Julie has been writing since elementary school and been published in small press magazines such as “Fighting Chance” and “The Galactic Citizen”. She lives in south-central Minnesota on a small hobby farm with her husband, their two college-aged children, … Continue reading
I am intrigued by the idea of co-authoring a book. I’d tell you I could never do it but I really have no basis for that opinion. When efriend Grace Allison co-authored her amazing new book, Einstein’s Compass (my review here), I decided to dig into this a bit more. Grace and her co-author, Laren Bright, agreed … Continue reading
As I was pondering whether to participate in this year’s #AtoZ Challenge, I ran across this article I wrote for Ronel (at Ronel the Mythmaker) for her T entry in the A to Z Challenge. I love talking tech but generally bore friends and family with it so was beyond excited when Ronel invited me to … Continue reading
