Welcome to Patricia Josephine and her new book, Influenced! Influencers are the voices that whisper in our ears. Tiny Angels and devils sitting on our shoulders and guiding our choices. They are sworn to thwart the other. It is their duty. Or so they thought… Nothing is as it seems and questions are piling up. … Continue reading
When I wrote my first novel, To Hunt a Sub, I found out that I learned a lot about life from my characters. I wrote about that here if you’d like to check it out. That novel is set in the present day but my newest novel, Against All Odds, the third book in my … Continue reading
Today, I’m over at Ankur’s blog, Dark Office Humor, to share my newest book, Against All Odds. Ankur is the author of the ironically-humorous book, What Happens in Office Stays in Office. If you want to chuckle while nodding your head in agreement over the workaday world in large corporations, read his book. A note: … Continue reading
Today, I’m over at Anneli’s blog, Anneli’s Place, to share my newest book, Against All Odds. I’ve closed comments here but do come chat with Anneli and me! Continue reading
I’m visiting Grace Allison Blair, award-winning author of Einstein’s Compass, over at her blog Modern Mystic to talk about my latest prehistoric fiction release, Against All Odds. …and How to Add Drama to Your Story Sneak peek: Sometimes I read my WIP and even I get bored. Excitement may be difficult to define but I … Continue reading
I’m over at Debra Purdy King’s blog, Mystery Deb, to talk about my latest prehistoric fiction release, Against All Odds. Look forward to chatting! Sneak peek: Hi Debra! Thanks so much for offering to host me on your blog. I’m excited to have your help in launching my latest prehistoric fiction, Against All Odds, Book … Continue reading
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
