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April 2, 2019
Today’s The Day – Personal Assignment is Live
Personal Assignment is now officially released, in both digital and print.
As always with my new releases, I’m sharing royalties for the first month’s sales with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. And, because the book was available for pre-order, I’m adding those sales to my donation. Read a good book; help find a cure for a debilitating disease.
Reviews from early readers are already in:
From Muddy Rose Reviews: “Hold onto your hats, this one’s full of sinister twists...
March 30, 2019
My Great Galapagos Adventure – Part 2
My Great Galapagos Adventure – Part 2
Photo courtesy of Jason Odell
I’m continuing my articles about my Great Galapagos Adventure. You can find Part 1 here.
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There’s nothing that can prepare you for the reality of the Galapagos Islands. We’ve read about them, watched television documentaries, know that they’re full of wildlife, much of which can only be seen on the islands, but stepping off the panga onto shore and actu...
March 27, 2019
My Great Galapagos Adventure – Part 1
My Great Galapagos Adventure – Part 1
Back From a Trip of a Lifetime
Checking in to let everyone know I’m home—safe, sound, and of course, way behind. I have hundreds of photos to go through, laundry to do, and all the usual getting-home-from-a-trip stuff. Our trip began with a drive to the Denver airport two days after a major blizzard that had closed the Interstate (and all the back roads to the airport) for over a day. But we made it, dealing with long lines to check baggage because of all...
March 14, 2019
Off the Grid
In case you missed my post on Wednesday, I’m going to be totally off the grid on a bucket list trip for a while. You can read more about it here.
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March 12, 2019
What’s on your Bucket List?
What’s on your Bucket List?
Long before there were bucket lists, I had a “Places I’d Like to Go” list. From the time I was a child, I wanted to go to Australia (triggered, I believe by Disney television shows). And Alaska. And Africa. And after some National Geographic and Cousteau specials, the Galapagos Islands, even though they didn’t start with A.
My husband’s work sent him to Sydney, Australia, and I found a way to tag along. Another meeting was in Fairbanks, Alaska, and again, I managed...
March 10, 2019
Lean Mean Opening Scenes – Superstars Writing Recap 8
Lean Mean Opening Scenes – Superstars Writing Recap 8
Today I’m recapping another workshop from the Superstars Writing Seminars, Lean Mean Opening Scenes presented by Angie Hodapp of the Nelson Literary Agency. Her advice is given with the thought of catching the eye of an agent. Again, I’m using bullet points to show the highlights of her talk. Any errors are mine.
Hodapp likened these to getting your baby to eat her vegetables by putting a bit of fruit on the tip of the spoon...
March 6, 2019
Personal Assignment Available for Pre-Order
Pre-Order Personal Assignment
Based on an informal “survey” over at Facebook a while back, I had a lot of responses saying people liked to pre-order books. To that end, I’ve made Personal Assignment, my 9th Blackthorne, Inc. novel, available. It will release on April 2nd. If you pre-order, you’ll find the book delivered to your e-reader that day.
One stop shopping. Follow this link to pre-order a digital copy Personal Assignment from your favorite store. Print will be coming soon.
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March 4, 2019
Writing Commercial Fiction – Superstars Recap 7
Story Elements, Parts 3 and 4
I’m continuing my recaps of Jeffery Deaver’s workshop on Writing Commercial Fiction, presented at the Superstars Writing Seminars. Again, these are Deaver’s ideas.
Time was short, and Deaver wasn’t able to go into detail about his last points, but I’ll offer them from his handout.
Last time, it was Characters, the second element of a novel or story. Today it’s elements three and four, Setting and Dialogue. Again, these are bullet points from his handout, as time...
March 3, 2019
Writing Commercial Fiction – Superstars Recap 6
Story Elements, Part 2
I’m continuing my recaps of Jeffery Deaver’s workshop on Writing Commercial Fiction, presented at the Superstars Writing Seminars. Again, these are Deaver’s ideas.
Time was short, and Deaver wasn’t able to go into detail about his last points, but I’ll offer them from his handout.
Last time, I talked about his four story elements, covering the first one, Plot, or Story.
Today, it’ll be Characters.
According to Deaver:
1. We have to like our protagonist.
2. Create chara...
February 28, 2019
How Do I Find My Characters? I Advertise
For me characters are the most important part of a book, whether I’m writing it or reading it.
I’m over at Booklover’s Bench today, talking about how I found Frankie, the heroine of When Danger Calls.
I still have openings for Early Readers for Personal Assignment. You get to read the book before anyone else does. More information here.
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