Constantine Sisters Sell Debut to Harper
Are you a Panster or a Plotter?
At Thrillerfest 2012, I had the pleasure and honor to meet and hear from the best in the industry. A variety of topics were…
Read MoreThere's Something Special About Your First Book
What Circle Dance means to me When my sister and I first agreed to collaborate on a story, we constructed one similar to what we loved to read at the…
Read MoreWhere is the Best Place to Write?
Everyone needs a room of one’s own – at least according to Virginia Woolf. Whether this is a literal or metaphorical dictum is open to interpretation – the state of…
Read MoreWriting with a Co-Author
People often ask me – “How do you write a book with another person?” When my sister and I decided to work together on Circle Dance, we didn’t know the…
Read MoreThe Road to Publication
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment the paradigm shift occurred. The transition from traditionally published author to an independent one marked the beginning of the change. When my first book…
Read MoreLose the Lukewarm Writing – Going from Tepid to Torrid
I’m inclined to agree… I was a little upset… It was almost too much to bear… He was kind of difficult… She was barely passing… She was practically salivating……
Read MoreThe Voices in my Head
What captures you more—a thrilling plot or a fascinating character? The impetuous Scarlett O’Hara and the dashing Rhett Butler, or the Civil War? A good story makes us care about…
Read MorePontificating with Purple Prose
If there’s a passage I’m overly proud of—it usually means I need to cut it. There is a big difference between a well-crafted sentence relevant to the story, and…
Read MoreVillains – the New Heroes?
I love my bad guys. They are the most fun to write—their evil deeds flow effortlessly from my imagination. They are malicious, devious, merciless, and sadistic. But If I’m…
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