Seduction Series
On Writing: Ideas to Published Novel
New Book Available I’m so excited to announce TRANSITION: Love. Loss. Leverage. Murder is now available on Amazon paperback, Kindle, and Audible. As a writer, my gratification comes not only from completing and publishing each novel, but also when I get to talk with, receive reviews from, and have contact with readers who have enjoyed taking…
Read MoreWrite What You Know — not as limiting as it sounds.
“Write what you know” my writing instructors said. When I heard this, I did a quick review of my mundane life and decided it might be the most boring book ever written. Instinctively, I knew that if I didn’t apply a significant amount of hyperbole, my dream of a writing career would be over before…
Read MoreWhy Read a Book Series?
Following an artist’s series or collections is to accompany the artist on their journey from those tentative first steps through their working years of evolution and changing perspectives. You get to engage with the ongoing characters, appreciate the writer’s style, and, with each book, “befriend” the artist through their work. It’s akin to meeting with…
Read MoreSeduction Secrets
For my first book, Seduction, I drew inspiration from many sources. Fictionalizing facts that were horrific in real life and emphasizing them through fiction. It is not an autobiography, with only the names changed, but a WTF-graphy. It was the first time I had sat down to write about the incredible greed and abuse present,…
Read MoreWriting & Research
My work in progress (WIP) is TRANSITION. I’m back at the Gregory Inn, Lake George, NY. Everything is going smoothly as I follow my rough outline until it’s not. The characters and plot development take a turn I didn’t plan for. In other words, my WIP puzzle is missing a piece. I have to put…
Read MoreTransition: The Middle
The middle is the bridge transporting the reader, you, from the beginning to the end of the story. Writing a book takes time and research in addition to story and persistence. The journey over the bridge from “I have got a great idea” to “they lived happily ever after” is tortuous. Whether you’re a plotter…
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