I’ve seen authors go out to dinner, drink wine, have some decadent dessert and I have to congratulate them because I know it’s a helluva slog. But when my manuscript is ready, and I mean really ready, I don’t have time to celebrate because the game has just begun.
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Baxter Family Saga Book 4 Story Research: Black Monday 1987
It was October 1987. I was a pre-teen mooning over a cute boy I was starting to like and thinking about Halloween candy. I was clueless, to say the least, about what happened. I’m sure my parents knew what happened but I don’t remember being upset, sad or worried as others were. The rest of the U.S. and the world reeled from what became known as Black Monday where those who were rich on paper […]
Read moreWhat An Unguarded Expression of Angst Taught Me About Kindness
I’ve often shared that my mother presented me with my first blank diary at 11. I don’t know what she knew or saw but I count it as one of the best gifts I’ve ever gotten. So, it must have been a heart-stopping moment that left her bereft when she happened on a piece of paper that said I hated her.
Read moreEyubea Girls: Googling To Help My Lack of Fashion Sense
I will admit right now that I have very little fashion sense. I know names like Vera Wang, Vivian Westwood, and all of them but I can’t really tell them apart much less name the pieces of clothing…I admit to being fashionably challenged, which can be problematic when writing. Thank the gods for Google…and Titanic!
Read moreThe Real Life Character Inspiration for Grayson Baxter Is Dead & I’m Not Sorry
Finding a source of character inspiration can be as easy as looking around at your own family & friends. Behind-the-scenes real life stories are standard stories. Life will always outdo fiction. The drama is when you’re dealing with topics like drug abuse. Those stealth stints of getting high on stuff you can’t even pronounce, someone who has it “in the bag,” you ask yourself, “what the hell am I missing here?” The answer: Your behind […]
Read moreUnchained Hearts: A Few Words About Devil’s Breath
When I was writing Unchained Hearts, I had more than a few ideas in my head. I wanted it to be this twisty-turny drama and what better way to do that than to introduce the use of some drug I was sure not many knew about. Yep, that was the ticket. To do that, I remembered a drug I had heard about years ago and had seen in one of my favorite shows at the […]
Read moreMy inspiration for Grayson Baxter Died a Year Ago and I’m Not Sorry for Him
It’s never easy to lose someone you know. But it’s also unusual to admit that you’re not sorry they’re gone. It’s not hate or anger. It’s realizing that maybe they just should have died…Read my full post here
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