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Why I Split My Story into 3 Different Books

A while back, I decided to work on a book I'd written over twenty years ago. One of the first books that I sent to publishers hoping they'd see the uniqueness of it. They didn't because the story was hopelessly flawed. When I decided to pluck it from the mountain of old story ideas and [...]

3 Ways To Write During Summer

Summer. The word has different meanings to different people. For parents who work from home, it's the beginning of chaos and trying to work in a tornado of activities and kids. You want to spend time with your kids, but you don't have the luxury of taking two months off work. While some writers might have that [...]

A Year In The Life Of A Writer

In January 2015, my husband decided to change jobs and move from the Cayman Islands-my home for my entire life-to Florida. After freaking out a little, I decided the change was a wonderful opportunity for me and my family. When my husband accepted a job in February 2015, I decided to use the move as the [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:17:45-04:00September 12th, 2016|Categories: My Life|Tags: , , |0 Comments

To Prequel or Not To Prequel

When I wrote my first book, For the Love of Jazz, I never imaged readers would fall in love with the ghosts, but they did and it inspired me to write a prequel to tell Lola and William's story. I started the original story over 10 years ago as a time travel novel with the heroine from the [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:17:47-04:00May 23rd, 2016|Categories: Persuading Lola|Tags: , , |0 Comments

A Deadly Location – Writing an island

I love Murder She Wrote and subject my son and husband to watching it whenever it's on. My favorite shows are the ones set in her small home town because they show how murder can happen anywhere and usually done by someone you least expect: your friendly neighbor, or someone you've known your whole life. When people find [...]

Successful Author Traits – Here’s 5

When people find out I wrote a book I usually get two responses: 1. Cool! I've always wanted to write a book. I have this great story idea. 2. Where did you find the time with two kids and a full-time career? If the response is the first one, I invite them to join my [...]

Write that Romantic Suspense already!

Image courtesy of thaikrit at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Happy Friday! Being a published author is amazing! However, your days are filled with so many things to do with your career that you sometimes forget (or can't find the time) to write that next book, especially if you're trying to promote your current book. I believe [...]

New Years Blog Hop

Another year is gone and with it comes the feel of a fresh start, setting resolutions, and crossing our fingers that we'll keep them this year. A friend of mine said she stopped making resolutions and decided to go with setting goals instead. That's what I'm talking about! So, this year I challenge you to [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:18:46-04:00January 1st, 2013|Categories: Blog Hops|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |81 Comments