Books… Course Correction – When a work-in-progress isn’t working 17 Jun 201417 Jun 2014 Last week I wrote a long post lamenting the shitty state of my new novel Summer Wind. If you want to read the whole boohoo thing it's here. The short…
Books… Halfway-Point Hate or Why I Want to Burn My Book 10 Jun 2014 I recently hit the halfway mark on my new novel Summer Wind. It's a Detective Mike Malick spin-off book. For three Lexy Cooper novels and one short story Mike Malick…
Writing Writing Tools – In Praise of the Humble Index Card 20 May 2014 I always have a stack of index cards close to hand. They are useful for writing down phone numbers, grocery lists, character names, brilliant ideas, quick notes, or possible book…
Writing Multiple POVs: Keeping it real 21 Jan 2014 My first book The Sleepless Nanny, was written in the first-person from the protagonist's point of view. It's basically the easiest, most natural way to write, and a good place…
Books… Quick Tip: Where’s that character from? 7 Jan 2014 Having just finished the first draft of Griefed, the third Lexy Cooper novel, I am avoiding the necessary revisions and subsequent hand-off to my editor by plotting a spin-off. Main…
Books… Cover Art: The Christmas Edition 4 Oct 20135 Oct 2013 I know some of you are already bitching "There's Christmas shit next to the Halloween candy!" So let me further assault your eyes. You may know from a previous post…
Books… Revising the novel – FLUFFING 19 Feb 2013 I finished the first draft of my next Lexy Cooper mystery and was surprised by two things. One: I didn't cry or freak out like when I finished…
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