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Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

Ciao, everybody. How was your week? Mine was exhausting. The kids are back in college, which means my house is returning to its normal schedule. I’d expected to get a lot done, but I’d forgotten my dogs don’t adjust well to change. They don’t like the house to be empty and quiet, and they moped... Continue Reading →

Ending a Series is Torture… Tortured Soul, the Medici Protectorate Finale

Ciao, everybody. I wanted to chat a bit about the end of a series. Next week, the final installment of the Medici Protectorate series, Tortured Soul, releases. This is my second completed series. Ending my first one didn’t bother me too much. I had planned to expand the series away from the Keller family (I... Continue Reading →

Author Inspiration and Two Weeks of Writing Links

Ciao, everybody. Sorry about last week. As you can see by my quote, I have family on my mind. My daughter is going back to school, so I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible with her. Last week, we had guests in town, so it was all about company then. Honestly, I’ve... Continue Reading →

Like the Feeling of Goosebumps and Spine-Tingling Chills?

It’s not Halloween, but mystery/suspense/thriller readers don’t care about the time of year. They’ll read stories that keep them on the edges of their seats all year long. Good news. Now it’s easier than ever to get new release updates from your favorite authors. And you might even win a prize in the process. Sign... Continue Reading →

My Muse is Here… And He’s Stupendo!

Do you read Julie Holmes’ Facets of a Muse blog? (If you don’t, you should.) I’ve been reading it for a while now, and she and I exchange comments often. What struck me from the beginning was her muse. She shares many of their conversations. I was jealous because I never had a muse. I... Continue Reading →

Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

My brain is exploding. This week was writing, publishing, and marketing—the trifecta of stressful. Well, writing isn’t usually stressful. Not for me. Not unless I’m behind on a deadline. And typically, I’m not. (I’m obsessive about meeting deadlines.) But when editing, publishing, and marketing infringe on my budgeted writing time, I can either work myself... Continue Reading →

Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

Ciao, everybody. How was your week? I had one of those “why’d I get out of bed” days—every day. Seemed like everything at work hit the fan and my personal life had more than a few distractions. In short, it could have been more productive. I’d sit down to write and realize I had to... Continue Reading →

Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

If you read my post on Tuesday, you know this was a bittersweet week for me. I’m in the process of saying goodbye to favorite characters. Tortured Soul, the fourth and final book of the Medici Protectorate series, is now available for preorder. Soon it will be released, and then the end will be official.... Continue Reading →

Tortured Soul Available for Preorder

Bittersweet. That’s the only way I can describe it. I’m proud to have completed the final installment of the Medici Protectorate series, but I love this world so much, I’m sorry to see it end. Tortured Soul is the fourth novel in the series. It follows the final member of the Brotherhood (Roberto “Coz” Cozza)... Continue Reading →

Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links

I’ve been in edit-mode recently. So much so, getting back into writing has been difficult. Compounding problems? I was working on song lyrics for my WIP. And I am not a songwriter. Sure, I can come up with clever parodies (look out, Weird Al!), but starting from scratch, especially when I don’t have a melody?... Continue Reading →