Posts Tagged ‘DEATH IN THE END ZONE’
Mining My Past, Especially the Painful Parts, for My Fiction
Years ago, I remember reading an anecdote in Writer’s Digest that had me laughing and nodding my head at the same time. A writer discovered that her dentist husband was having an affair with his office assistant. Her first thought? “Wow. This is material!” I can relate. Not only do none of us get out…
Read MoreMy Fiction Writing Addiction
The other day, I was reading an interview of an author who confessed that she becomes anxious and a bit irritable when she’s not writing. I can relate. It’s not that I haven’t been writing for the past few weeks, but I’ve focused on guest blogs and articles in connection with my recent releases of…
Read MoreNo “Morning Joe” and No Wi-Fi
My mom used to say, “As we get older, we get so patterned.” She usually said this when my sons and I had descended for our annual summer visit and disrupted all of her usual routines. I’m pretty sure she loved having us come and especially loved seeing us leave! I can definitely relate. I…
Read MoreThat Was the Week That Was!
Have you ever had a week where so many nice things happened that you felt as though your head was on fire? Last week was one of those for me. First came the release of DEATH IN THE END ZONE, a sequel to MISSED CUE featuring the same homicide detective, Caitlin O’Connor. As many of…
Read MoreAn Embarrassment of Riches
I’ve always felt extremely fortunate if I have a newly released novel every year or two. But quite by accident, by mid-May, I will have three book releases within the space of three months. I only write one book at a time, and all three were written at different times. But publishing calendars occasionally mean…
Read MoreExcited (and Nervous!) About the Writing Year Ahead
Recently, my award-winning author friend Marilyn Levinson announced she had not one but eight books coming out that year. I was astonished and incredibly impressed! I knew my prolific friend wrote both for young people and adults, but eight books? She explained that several had gone out of print and were being republished—but still! I…
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