Starting to Write Again

It's been well over a year since I published my last novel, THE ACCUSERS, and I must admit that my writing has been--at best--sporadic. In fact, I didn't plan to write any more books, primarily because of the struggles of publishing independently: too many books out there and so few good marketing tools. I have started writing again recently, however, which makes me happy because I enjoy it so much. Thanks to those of you --in particular, my husband--who have encouraged me to keep writing.

Currently I'm working on a book with two novellas: "The Experiment" and "The Portal". Here's a brief summary of each:

"The Experiment" - Jack Booth is an empath who's been made to feel like an outcast by his own mother. But now he's bonded with five other university students who possess extra-sensory powers in an experiment that's supposed to map the potential of the human mind. Under the direction of the transhumanist Dr. Derek Avery, the sky seems to be the limit until Jack and his fellow subjects find themselves trapped in an abandoned asylum with no potential for escape, and the purpose of the experiment no longer seems quite so noble.

"The Portal" - As a young girl, Emily Montfort invents a mythology for herself based on her exotic last name. But as an adult caring for her mother, who is dying of Alzheimer's disease, she knows that flights of fancy are a luxury she can no longer afford. With the help of her very young employee and alter-ego Kaley, she manages an antique store that she inherits after her mother's death while living above the shop in a closely circumscribed world. That is, until one day she discovers that the mirror on an antique dresser reflects more than her pale, sad face and that there may be a world beyond the practical and sensible inviting her to enter its portal.

I'll keep you posted on my progress.