The Writing Process
WHAT AM I WORKING ON NOW?
Safari Stew, Blenders Book III, is my work in progress. In this book, the group heads to South Africa to meet with Barclay Reynolds, Doll’s husband, who has been discovered working at the University of Johannesburg. Or is he? When Doll’s son calls her with information that his private investigator has found Barclay, Michael, her fiance, suggests the excursion for two reasons. He wants to be rid of the specter of Barclay ever returning by either finding him or learning that the man is truly gone, and he hopes the professor at the university is not Barclay so he and Doll can get on with their lives together. Safari Stew will hopefully follow The Swimming Corpse, scheduled for release in October.
HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER TO OTHERS IN THE SAME GENRE?
I’m not sure there is anything in my genre. The first Blenders book, The Prince of Keegan Bay is listed under both humor and thriller/mystery at Champagne Books. It was a first prize winner in the humor category in the Florida Writers Association Literary competition. I will say that I bet no one has as much fun as I do dreaming up trouble for the old folks.
On the other side of myself, I also write historical fiction in which I develop strong female characters, and do huge amounts of research to ensure accuracy. Right now I’m not working on anything in that category, but I do have a couple of ideas fermenting.
WHY DO I WRITE WHAT I DO?
What could be more fun than creating a bunch of people you like and then spending your days with them?
HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS WORK?
This is a complicated process. I sit in front of my computer screen, play a couple of games to clear the brain, and then I write. Often I interrupt my work to do research. Today, for example, I sent one of my people out on an independent shopping excursion in downtown Johannesburg. She is robbed. After that, I spent two hours investigating crime and police procedure in South Africa. Fascinating information. Next week, the group will be off on a safari, though not a usual one you might expect. I thought they’d go in a van – they’re going on a plane.
When I wrote The Reluctant Daughters, due out next week, I spent a lot of time researching transportation in the year 1900 in the U.S., plus had to learn more than I ever wanted to know about national politics at the time. Add to that the details of the opium dens in New York City. The writing process is an educational process every time I get an idea.
Next up is Jude Johnson. Please visit her site to learn her writing thoughts. Her blog site is http://wordsthatremain.blogspot.com
Living in Tucson, Arizona, Jude Johnson’s newest work from Champagne Books is a contemporary romance novella trilogy set amid the rigors of ballroom dancing called Save the Last Dance. The first is A Dangerous Dance, with A Wicked Waltz and A Torrid Tango completing the set. She is also author of the Dragon & Hawk saga, a trilogy of historical novels that follow the adventures of Welsh immigrant Evan Jones and his family in the Arizona Territory: Book One, Dragon & Hawk; Book Two, Out of Forgotten Ashes; Book Three, Dragon’s Legacy. She also has a short historical fantasy about a selchie and an officer of the British Navy during the Napoleonic wars, Within The Mists. She also writes nonfiction about her historical research and has a new children’s book about a wombat gone walkabout and a greedy leprechaun. She helps other writers through Gecko Gals Ink, a group of five sassy Tucson authors.
Safari Stew, Blenders Book III, is my work in progress. In this book, the group heads to South Africa to meet with Barclay Reynolds, Doll’s husband, who has been discovered working at the University of Johannesburg. Or is he? When Doll’s son calls her with information that his private investigator has found Barclay, Michael, her fiance, suggests the excursion for two reasons. He wants to be rid of the specter of Barclay ever returning by either finding him or learning that the man is truly gone, and he hopes the professor at the university is not Barclay so he and Doll can get on with their lives together. Safari Stew will hopefully follow The Swimming Corpse, scheduled for release in October.
HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER TO OTHERS IN THE SAME GENRE?
I’m not sure there is anything in my genre. The first Blenders book, The Prince of Keegan Bay is listed under both humor and thriller/mystery at Champagne Books. It was a first prize winner in the humor category in the Florida Writers Association Literary competition. I will say that I bet no one has as much fun as I do dreaming up trouble for the old folks.
On the other side of myself, I also write historical fiction in which I develop strong female characters, and do huge amounts of research to ensure accuracy. Right now I’m not working on anything in that category, but I do have a couple of ideas fermenting.
WHY DO I WRITE WHAT I DO?
What could be more fun than creating a bunch of people you like and then spending your days with them?
HOW DOES MY WRITING PROCESS WORK?
This is a complicated process. I sit in front of my computer screen, play a couple of games to clear the brain, and then I write. Often I interrupt my work to do research. Today, for example, I sent one of my people out on an independent shopping excursion in downtown Johannesburg. She is robbed. After that, I spent two hours investigating crime and police procedure in South Africa. Fascinating information. Next week, the group will be off on a safari, though not a usual one you might expect. I thought they’d go in a van – they’re going on a plane.
When I wrote The Reluctant Daughters, due out next week, I spent a lot of time researching transportation in the year 1900 in the U.S., plus had to learn more than I ever wanted to know about national politics at the time. Add to that the details of the opium dens in New York City. The writing process is an educational process every time I get an idea.
Next up is Jude Johnson. Please visit her site to learn her writing thoughts. Her blog site is http://wordsthatremain.blogspot.com
Living in Tucson, Arizona, Jude Johnson’s newest work from Champagne Books is a contemporary romance novella trilogy set amid the rigors of ballroom dancing called Save the Last Dance. The first is A Dangerous Dance, with A Wicked Waltz and A Torrid Tango completing the set. She is also author of the Dragon & Hawk saga, a trilogy of historical novels that follow the adventures of Welsh immigrant Evan Jones and his family in the Arizona Territory: Book One, Dragon & Hawk; Book Two, Out of Forgotten Ashes; Book Three, Dragon’s Legacy. She also has a short historical fantasy about a selchie and an officer of the British Navy during the Napoleonic wars, Within The Mists. She also writes nonfiction about her historical research and has a new children’s book about a wombat gone walkabout and a greedy leprechaun. She helps other writers through Gecko Gals Ink, a group of five sassy Tucson authors.
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