My motto is ‘Have straw, will travel.’ We enjoyed a special happy hour at a neighbor’s house, met new people, reconnected with some great friends, and had a wonderful evening. Don’t be fooled by the small glass in front of me; the homemade concoction inside was surprisingly potent – and tasty! PS: Alcohol drains more […]
Mine is a Writer’s Life: Query time! Read More »
I spent a couple of days rewriting what will be Chapter 1 of Death and Dishonor (working title), a novella originally woven into the psychological thriller Eagle Bay as a backstory. I’ll need to expand it from 22,000 words to about 75,000, which I hope sounds more daunting than it actually will be! Here is
Mine Is a Writer’s Life: Historical fiction! Read More »
Lots going on! 1. Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl is finished! Two more read-throughs led to a few edits. If even two words in a sentence are improved after rereading five chapters, I believe it’s worth the time spent. I hope readers find it an engaging, touching, beautiful generational saga of friendship, love lost and rediscovered, redemption, and triumph. 2. I wrote the first chapter of
Mine is a Writer’s Life: Lots going on! Read More »
I have completed another full edit of Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl. I added 5000 words along with creative introductions that capture the essence of each surprising chapter. It is a generational story of friendship, unyielding love, tragedy, trials, and redemption. No one has made it through without tearing up. I hope it
Mine is a Writer’s Life: Family Visits and Early Readers! Read More »
When an author narrows down their list of early readers through trial and error, dart throws, or recommendations, they acknowledge that they made decisions and provided guidance based on variables they deemed essential. The flip side is that they then need to seriously consider that feedback. We begin with a very clear request to the
Mine Is a Writer’s Life: More editing?! Read More »
Nothing but love for this precious, amazing granddaughter (above), excited about her entrance into Legoland on her third birthday. She told her parents at the end of the day, “That was a great adventure!” Cheers from the Sonoran Desert. #ThrillerReads #MustReadThriller #SuspenseFiction #BookLovers #PageTurner #BookBuzz #ThrillerFans #BookAddict #Bookish #Bibliophile #booknerd #MustRead #Booklovers #LoveBooks #Readerslife #PageTurner
Mine is a Writer’s Life: Legoland and Queries Read More »
I am putting the finishing touches on my query and synopsis for Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl. As always, that is easier said than done! Cross your fingers that I hook an agent. I have decided which manuscript to write next, but I’ll ponder the issue further while visiting our granddaughter, Princess Charlotte,
Mine Is A Writer’s Life Read More »
I must decide which manuscript to create next while fine-tuning my synopsis and query letter for Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl. Here are the options I’m considering: 1. Write Book 2 of my thriller series, McCloud. Book 1 is titled Eagle Bay, a psychological thriller set on the Oregon Coast. 2. Write Book
Mine is a writer’s life: What comes next? Read More »
Hallelujah! My novel, Doheny Drive: Three Boys and The Girl, is completed! C’est fini! ¡Esta terminado! È finitu! This is the story of four best friends whose interconnected journey begins in 1972 and passes through decades of enduring camaraderie, loves lost and rediscovered, and the inevitable trials and tribulations of lives worth living. Ultimately, it is a love
Mine is a writer’s life: Doheny Drive is finished! Read More »
An insanely busy December preceded an insanely busy January. The family Christmas gathering in Sedona was extraordinary and everything we hoped for, but it ranks as the second-best highlight of our time together, eclipsed by news that our oldest daughter and her husband are expecting their first child. I’ve been known to say the most
Mine is a Writer’s Life: a.k.a. Ambitious but Poor Read More »