You collect your pretty, pretty things on the shelf for everyone to see. Caveat emptor! Had I known then, what I know now, the person I would be.
Set the mood, don’t ruin it
Some readers love descriptive detail that transports them to another place or time. Others, not so much. So, how does one walk that very fine live to satisfy as many readers as possible? First, you have to know your reader. Are you writing to an audience that loves sumptuous detail and the power of beautifully…
Time Out of Mind (part 4)
Previously: In ancient Rome, Peter prepares to execute Katrina. Droplets of moisture dribbled down the stone walls of the Roman prison. Katrina found herself alone, frightened. How could she correct things in her current life, when she was powerless in this one? She wondered. Rattling outside the door alerted Katrina to someone’s approach. The wooden…
New review of The Wolf at His Door
From the review: “Overall the storyline was outstandingly captivating, oozes brilliance and is well paced.” Read the full review! Add The Wolf at His Door to your shelf on Goodreads.
Time Out of Mind (part 3)
Previously: After Katrina is hit by a car, Peter is torn, blaming himself for her accident and the fight which prompted her to run into the street. His guilt is compounded by Katrina’s mother’s reaction to her daughter’s horrid condition. Siting in a empty waiting room, Peter is confronted by an odd, old woman who…
The Second Calling
The Second Calling I Do you know why I want to believe in ghosts? The night you died, the phone broke through our wailing. I answered a screen filled with zeros to echoes of silence. II As they wheeled you away, I kissed your forehead, the cold radiating through me like winter glass my frostbit…
To Matt
your image recedes, like a silhouette beneath dark waters the presence known by the points of light left in its wake, the way phosphorescent algae bursts to life as you swim. You cut through darkness with brilliance that hovers and shimmers long after you have glided beyond. Yet when I close my eyes you are…
Writing an Outline
Some writers swear by the outline, others …meh. Personally, I tend to write novels that are a bit convoluted, so I find an outline immensely helpful. I recently released The Wolf at His Door, and I am currently working on The Wolf in His Arms, the second book in the trilogy. In the second book…
Time Out of Mind (part 2)
Previously: Peter meets with his fiancée, Katrina, to inform her that he was accepted to graduate school in Seattle. Since he had already agreed to move to Chicago with her, Katrina storms out, and is hit by a car. A gentle tap on his shoulder jarred Peter from sleep. Flicking his eyes open, he stared…
Suffering the slings and arrows of reviews (one author’s POV)
Many authors have a love/hate relationship with reviewers. We love the ones who rate us high (4 or 5 stars) and hate the ones who don’t. I feel this is a poor approach. I’ve had a number of good reviews and a few that have smarted a bit. I have found, however, that most bloggers…
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