tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75452107821264831362024-02-18T17:37:14.334-08:00Not Your Usual SuspectsSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-40147547229490495892018-05-02T00:00:00.000-07:002018-05-02T00:00:22.197-07:00Leslie Langtry...Possible Fraud...Definite Neurotic.I had a book launch one week ago. MOTTO FOR MURDER, Book #6 in my <i>USA Today</i> Bestselling Merry Wrath Mystery Series, came out Tuesday, April 24.<br />
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I think there's a glamorous misconception on what goes on the day a new book is launched. Obviously, I was lounging on the settee in a formal gown, wearing a tiara and plucking bon bons from a box of Belgian Chocolates - as hundreds of fans paraded by, offering thunderous applause.<br />
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The truth is somewhat less interesting. I sat in my pajamas, nervously checking my sales stats, while eating cereal washed down with a <i>Kickstart</i> energy drink (which was not good considering my aforementioned nervous condition).<br />
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Somewhere in there I'm sure I let the dogs out about fifty times (occasionally letting them back in), did dishes and laundry, paid bills, and nervously checked my sales stats. Oh yes, and I distinctly remember stepping on one of the cats' unfortunately (and yet strategically) placed hairballs. Because cats are evil and have no respect for the creative process. But that's another blog post for another day...<br />
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I don't know a single author who doesn't sweat launch day. We're all convinced that this is the book that flops. The book that destroys our reputation and future sales. I know, it sounds crazy, but that's a concern with creative types. Well, the ones who are insecure, like me, that is.<br />
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You can all breathe a sigh of relief - this launch went well. Which probably means it's the <i>next</i> one that will screw up my career. I'm not kidding. I've written 20 books and I still worry. Clearly, I'm neurotic.<br />
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And I did get some Belgian Chocolates from a friend who stopped by (and also a burger from <i>Wendy's</i> which was much appreciated - Thank you, Susan).<br />
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If you know an author who's launch is forthcoming, please be kind. And maybe get her some bon bons and a double cheeseburger.<br />
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I can guarantee that she'll thank you for it.<br />
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The weekend marked the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of our writing retreat. Wow, ten years. Ten years ago, Rachel Grant, Rebecca Clark, Courtney Milan, Darcy Burke and I were Golden Heart finalists and staged our first retreat. (We invited Elisabeth Naughton to join us several years ago and Kris Kennedy couldn’t come this year.) We’re all multi-published authors now, but we’re also friends. We’ve seen each other’s children grow up, celebrated successes and consoled losses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The primary focus of the weekend is writing. Usually silence reigns except for the clicking of Elisabeth’s keys, but there are lighter moments too. We reviewed the 432 pictures from Darcy’s photo shoot and picked favorites for book cover potential. Of course, we had to stage our own “shoot.” </div>
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One of the most helpful things for me was the business discussion. We talked about goals for the upcoming year and mouths gaped as Darcy described her publication schedule. “I treat it like a job, because that’s what it is,” she explained. In order to meet her schedule, she sets—and meets—daily word counts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Her comment echoed Steven King. I listened to <i>On Writing</i> during the drive to Portland. (We change the location every year, but the house is always in the Pacific Northwest.) King said he goes to his writing space every morning and doesn’t come out until he has at least 1500 words on the page. Some days he’s done by noon. Others, he’s there until dinner time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s my takeaway from this year’s retreat. Consistency. Discipline. Sure, I wrote nearly 15,000 words this weekend. Some of them will turn out to be lousy, but the first draft of my latest novel is nearly complete and editing will deal with the clunky sections. But every day since I’ve been home, instead of checking email, social media, and the news when I get up, I write. I’m roughly two scenes away from reaching “The End.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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IN IT FOR THE MONEY releases later this spring. And if I can keep the discipline going, there will be new adventures for Holly and her half-sister, Keri. (Hah, you didn't know about her, did you?)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the waves haul her under Stella knows that she is going to die. Instead, an unusual current drags her deep into the underwater canyons of the Atlantic Ocean. Powerless against the raging waters, she is suddenly sucked into a ventilated cave. One by one, Jill and her family also emerge in the sunken cavern.</span></span><br />
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by Janis Patterson<o:p></o:p></div>
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I'm gobsmacked. And close to heartbroken. Things are all
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The other night The Husband and I were watching a show on
PBS - an historical drama that during this episode was stated as taking place
in 1905. The story was interesting enough, the production was lush with
excellent values... except... the leading woman's clothing was not from 1905,
one outfit especially noticeable because it was considered almost scandalously <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">avante garde</i> in 1915. (How do I know? Because I'm working on a book
set in 1916, and have written one set in 1919, and I am a dedicated and close to fanatical researcher.) Of course I made a comment. The Husband grunted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A few minutes later the main characters - still in 1905 -
were hurtling down the road in a 1916 touring car. Didn't look anything like a
car made in 1905. I made a disparaging and angry remark, and then the world
went upside down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It's just a story, it's not important."<o:p></o:p></div>
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I couldn't believe he said that. I mean, this man is a
scientist, a decorated (and thankfully retired) Navy officer and a respected
historian of both WWII and the War Between the States. Accuracy is his middle
name. I've seen him lose his temper when a TV show makes a mistake on a gun's
caliber or year of origin. And when some stupid TV show had a character putting
a silencer on a revolver... let's just say his reaction was memorable. And
loud.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It's just a story..." Words to chill the heart of
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Maybe it's just a story, but as creators of those stories,
don't we owe our readers the best we can do? Although I hate to admit it, a lot
of people get great amounts of their information from stories, whether read or
seen. If the information presented there is inaccurate, a lot of people are
going to be believing inaccurate things. And - if they are caught out in being
wrong, who do you think is going to be blamed? Not them, even though they
failed to check factual sources or do due diligence. No, they'll blame the
writer, because things in books or on TV just have to be correct, don't they? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Such egregious disregard of fact has all kinds of consequences,
not the least of which is that for those who do know the truth you the writer come
out looking like either an uneducated lout or a lazy idiot who can't be
bothered to check his facts. Either way it doesn't reflect well on you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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But wait, there's more... I think it all boils down to
respect. The respect the writer must have for the reader, which should insure
that every fact in our stories is as true as we can make it. I realize that
there are some fine points that we have to extrapolate, or even guess, but when
there is information available we should make the effort to find it. There is
also the respect writer and reader should have for the truth. If you write
fantasy, feel free to make up your own worlds and your own facts - but once you
have, know you have to stick with them. That's not what I'm talking about,
though. If you write stories set in the real world, whether current or
historical, this world deserves the courtesy of being presented as is. No one
benefits from a 1916 car driving through a 1905 landscape, or a revolver being
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someone out there who will know the truth, and boy, will they enjoy calling you
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50946841826439904072018-04-13T00:00:00.000-07:002018-04-18T07:50:23.217-07:00Murder Comes to Elsyium--and it's about time!It's a common analogy to compare writing a book to giving birth as both are long and arduous endeavors. For reasons I'll never understand, writing <i>Murder Come to<br />Elysium</i> was difficult--the equivalent of a marathon labor, though not quite as painful as the Polish woman who was in labor for <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2112656/Woman-lie-upside-75-DAYS-save-lives-premature-children.html">75 days</a>. (Yes, I looked it up!)<br />
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But now that the book is done, I'm happy with the final product, which is what any author strives for.<br />
And as the new mother forgets the pain of childbirth when she holds her infant in her arms, the difficulties of the past years fade when I look at my lovely cover! So I'm delighted and relieved to finally send <i>Murder Comes to Elysium</i> out into the big, bright world!<br />
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PI Addie Gorsky is still struggling with her father’s death when a friend asks her to look into the sudden death of his niece, Elena. The young woman died minutes after being discharged from Tender Mercies Psychiatric, one of the darker places in the Sunshine State.<br />
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Addie agrees to this small favor, despite Elena’s death from anaphylactic shock appearing like nothing more than a tragic accident.<br />
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Soon, Addie uncovers small discrepancies in Elena’s untimely death. Even more troubling is Elena herself, who was not the inexperienced college student described by her uncle, but a woman with a dark secret.<br />
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When a second person dies at the Mercies, Addie discovers a connection between the two deaths. A connection leading back to one of the most heinous crimes in Florida’s history and the horrific poisoning of seven small children.<br />
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Suddenly Addie finds herself in a deadly chess match with an unseen opponent, a grand master of murder always one step ahead. Somehow, she must find a way to defeat this ruthless killer before another life is lost.Daryl Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485684679852822756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-37087226322387866152018-04-10T23:05:00.001-07:002018-04-10T23:05:25.452-07:00What Keeps You Turning the Pages?<br />
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questions. This usually happens in mysteries where a murder is discovered at the
start and the reader doesn’t know who did the deed. Thrillers often take this a
step further, with the murder either happening on the page and/or the likelihood
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The questions can’t stop, and neither can the pace of the
book. While a mystery might leave the identity of the villain unknown and have
the hero collect clues to expose them, a thriller can unmask a villain early
and show how they set out to defeat the hero or heroine. The bad guys are often
the ones who “set the clock ticking” by hinting to their true dastardly plans
or being two steps ahead or, even scarier, behind the good guys. In <i>To Die Again</i>, after the lab “accident,” the
villain discovers the heroine has a secret that could change his future, and to
gain it she must die by his hand. In the meantime, the heroine figures out why
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Another example of setting a clock ticking can be found in Julie
Moffett’s No Room for Error. The villain caused Lexi Carmichael’s plane to
crash in a remote island jungle. She and her cohorts survive only to discover
the bad guys are on their tails and want something Lexi must keep safe. The
clock is ticking, and they must move to survive all while trying to figure out
who the villain is and what he really wants.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Add Complications:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Complications arise through characterization and through the
story’s plot. But the bottom line is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">don’t
make it easy for your good or your bad guys</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The villain should equally match or even be stronger than the hero. But don’t
make it even that easy. Give the villain lots of advantages and the hero a few disadvantages.
An easy advantage is to put the hero in the villain’s territory. The villain
knows his house/business/island/ship better than the hero and, of course, will
have it tricked up with booby-traps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How do you add complications for the villain? Maybe he believes
he is controlling the situation, but in reality, someone else is controlling
him. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Of course, both sides can have secrets within their
own ranks, and the failure to share those, perhaps for very legitimate reasons, will
create consequences.</span></div>
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In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Die Again</i>,
the hero is tasked to work with a new and rather unique FBI unit, one where everyone
has secrets, only if he learns their biggest secret
of all, the punishment is shattering.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Kill Again</i>
(coming next month), an elite soldier has to hunt and kill his villainous equal
who is leaving a trail of corpses behind. It could take months to find him and,
in that time, many more people could die. To save lives and shorten the
timeframe, the soldier plans to take an untrained tracker who has uncanny abilities
to locate the killer, but few fighting skills. The soldier must face off with
the killer but is also responsible for his tracker’s protection. To make
matters worse, the hero’s last tracker was killed, and rules forbid him using
another. If the new tracker dies, he is out of the elite force forever. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">To up the stakes, give </span>the villain one more advantage. Let him learn about the tracker’s shortcomings
and that she is the soldier’s Achilles heel.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I hope this gets you thinking about what a<span style="font-size: 12pt;">s a reader keeps you turning the pages?</span></div>
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Sandy Parks latest release is a thriller full of adventure
with a dash of science fiction and romance. Available in ebook and print.<br />
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<a href="http://sandyparksauthor.com/InfinitySolutionLinks.html">TO DIE AGAIN</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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A woman who doesn’t die.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A human who isn’t easy to kill.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A man who murders for power.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Dr. Mona Signoretti</b> has the rare ability to shield
her Infinitas<i> </i>life energy from others, making her appear human. She uses
that talent by going undercover for a special FBI unit to investigate one of
her species suspected of developing a deadly toxin to gain power in the human
world. If she fails, not only are humans at risk, but also the mission to save
her race from destruction. When her role is discovered and her life-sustaining energy
threatened, an all-too-human agent, <b>Grant Thornton</b>, is assigned to keep
her alive—not an easy task in a world where enemies refuse to die.<o:p></o:p><br />
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If interested, you can find <i>To Die Again</i> <a href="http://sandyparksauthor.com/InfinitySolutionLinks.html" style="font-size: 12pt;">HERE</a>.</div>
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<!--EndFragment--><br />Sandy Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04005659579891587121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-24510382622669030352018-03-30T13:09:00.000-07:002018-03-30T13:09:00.618-07:00YOU GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS<div class="p1">
<span class="s1"><b>There are two kinds of artists in the world.</b></span></div>
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<b style="color: #232323;">Those who choose to support their artist friends and those who don’t.</b><span class="s1"></span></div>
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<span class="s1">It’s uncomfortable for most of us to ask for support. We don’t want you to think it’s expected just because we’re friends. We don’t want to impose, but that doesn’t mean we won’t appreciate the support when it’s offered. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">There are many ways for artists to support one another. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It doesn’t cost a thing (except time and caring) to provide needed encouragement, criticism or emotional cheerleading to an artist at any point in their journey. (Trust me when I say that even those you deem as having “made it” could use this kind of help on a regular basis. They’re still wracked by the same insecurities as newbies.)</span></div>
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If an artist is just starting out or trying to break in, you don’t have to spend a dime to look at or listen to their work. What they desperately need is an audience….even if it’s an audience of just one.<span class="s1"></span></div>
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When the artist is a bit further along, word-of-mouth is another free way to provide support. “Have you read/seen/heard my friend’s latest masterpiece? I really enjoyed it.” <span class="s1"></span></div>
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<span class="s1">If you’d buy cookies, or wrapping paper, or the widget-of-the-week from a co-worker’s kids, and if you can afford it, consider monetarily supporting your artist friends when they put something out into the world. Buy the book. Purchase a painting. Spring for a ticket to the show. Back their Kickstarter. Become a Patreon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 4.5pt;">I've worked with Carina Press editor extraordinaire, Alissa Davis, on 12 books now, and I am beyond fortunate for her incredible insight, wisdom and intuitive sense of story. A few years ago she interviewed me for my publisher. I thought it would be fun to share our interview. It's just a little peek into what goes in to the editor-author relationship!</span></div>
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<b>Julie: </b>I really didn’t have any expectations or concerns at the start.
I knew you liked the books and the characters (a lot!), based on how quickly
you acquired it, so I felt comfortable with the idea that we could work out any
needed edits together. You were actually like my fourth or fifth editor at that
point in my career, so I’d been around the block starting fresh with an editor.
Nothing scared me by then. Ha! Luckily, we were very compatible. In fact, I can
honestly say you are my favorite editor ever. It is an honor to work with you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Alissa:</b> What aspects of editing have gotten easier the
longer we’ve worked together? Harder?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Julie:</b> A lot has gotten easier. First, I trust you implicitly.
We’ve been together since the inception of Lexi and the gang. You know her and
the supporting characters almost as well as I do. Sometimes better! It’s scary.
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have to explain in as much detail what you want me to do. I get you and you get
me. It’s pretty simple and totally wonderful! That’s not to say there aren’t
times when you need to boink me over the head about something—there are. However,
usually one comment will suffice to help me get things back on track. I call it
a quiet confidence in our ability to work together to get the book pulled
together exactly right. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now, I’m going to clarify and say none of this applies to
the start of the book. I think I’ve had to totally rewrite the intro to each
book in the series at least once. It’s just a killer for me each time. Hahaha! But
after I rewrite the start based on your suggestions or comments, I always like
it ten times better—so you are spot on. I appreciate the pushback and the fact
that you won’t let me sneak by when you know I can do better. Ha!</span></div>
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<b>Julie: </b>Absolutely true! Interestingly enough, some books require
more attention to the plot and others a greater need a focus on the character
arcs. Sometimes things are working and sometimes they aren’t. In my particular
case that typically happens when the characters do things I didn’t expect or
the story shifts in a way that is logical when I’m writing, but that I didn’t
see coming in advance. Flexibility is key and taking a step back to decide
what’s working and what isn’t. Occasionally things like copyright infringement
(No, Julie, you can’t use Star Trek quotes even as a cultural reference) can
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<b>Julie: </b>I have no routine when editing, probably because I squeeze
in edits when I can. Luckily I work from home, and my day job is writing as
well. I usually tackle one writing assignment at a time so I don’t get things
mixed up in my head. When it’s time to edit a book, I turn my full focus on it.
But it’s hard to predict when I’ll find time for edits, so there is no special
routine I fall into. I’m definitely aware of my deadline and I try to make sure
it gets done before then. Depending on the day job, that time may come in the
wee hours of the night or morning. I wish I could give a glamorous answer and
say I pour myself a glass of wine, listen to a relaxing soundtrack and wear a
special nightie while feeling the breeze off the ocean from my open balcony,
but that’s all fantasy. The reality is I’m wearing no make up and have on yoga
pants and a sweatshirt, my hair is in a ponytail, I’m eating a power bar
because I missed lunch, and (in the summer) my soundtrack is “Mom, he touched
my stuff,” followed by “That’s because he breathed on my arm,” ending up with “Help!
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<b>Julie:</b> Absolutely. I have a few cardinal rules:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Professional</u>.</b> That doesn’t mean your relationship can’t blossom into a
friendship because when two people work really well together, that’s often what
usually happens. But you both have a job to do and you are required to do it
together. You must get the novel into shape so it sells oodles of copies. You
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positive interaction are always key. I always think humor helps a lot, too,
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I know several authors who live in terror of their editor. That’s not the way
it works. You are a team working together to whip a manuscript into the next
blockbuster. Believe that for <u>each</u> and <u>every</u> book. If you have
questions about your editor’s comments, ask. If you don’t agree, say so.
Miscommunication, or no communication, is counterproductive and serves no one.
Don’t be timid or scared, but don’t be overbearing or insufferable either. Go
back to tip #1 and be professional. This is a business pairing and like any
relationship, you need to communicate for it to work properly. The book is your
product, so treat it as such.<o:p></o:p></div>
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your editor’s job to write the book. That’s yours. Send in your finest,
polished effort each time. Editing is a darn hard job. Even with what you think
is a totally polished effort, there will be a lot of editing required to take
it to the next level. Someone once told me that if you compare your manuscript
to a car and you give your editor a two-door Fiat then you’d better understand
that you are NOT coming home in a Mercedes. You’ll come home in a polished up
two-door Fiat. If you want a Mercedes, then you’d better turn one in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Your Editor</u>.</b> Writers should be constantly learning and working on
their craft. Your editor can help enormously with that. Stay open to
suggestions and challenges. I almost never start edits right away, especially
developmental edits. I carefully read everything my editor says and then I
think about it. Usually for a day or so. I cannot stress the importance of
perspective and reflection during edits. Don’t be hasty or defensive. Make it a
rule to take at least one full day to reflect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your Editor</u>.</b> Their job is to make you look good. Appreciate them for that!
Since their work is done behind the scenes, they do not often get the
recognition they deserve. Remember that behind every successful book is a
fantastic editor. If you find a good one, make sure they know it!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Julie Moffett is the best-selling author of the Lexi Carmichael mystery series, the YA mystery/spy series, White Knights, and other books. For more information on Julie or her books, check out her website at www.juliemoffett.com.</i></div>
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Newsflash! There’s an extra-special bond between writers and
their pets. But you probably knew that already. Just click on practically any
author’s Facebook page, and there’s a good-to-excellent chance you’ll see plenty
of pics featuring their loyal keyboard companions.</div>
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Hemingway had his polydactal cats (you can visit more than
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tromped the moors with her formidable mastiff, Keeper. Sartre and Twain often
wrote with cats in their arms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Agatha
Christie was a confirmed dog lover. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love the fantasy of a snoozing pet curled on my lap as I
write the Great American Mystery. Maybe with a toasty fire going in the background,
and a cup of cocoa—or, in warmer weather, gently whirring ceiling fans overhead
and a giant glass of iced tea with lemonade. Even better, what if my pet wasn’t
just your run-of-the-mill muse, but actually wrote those gripping tales as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I</i> slept? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sadly, none of those things are ever going to happen. My dog
Farley hasn’t shown much interest in penning books—only in eating them. And his
co-pet, a devious black cat named Lucy, isn’t much help, either. In fact, the
two of them work in tandem to make sure I have zero words on the page by the
end of each writing session. They’re a great team.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I always get the same question when people meet Farley. Did
I name him after the dog in that cute movie with Jennifer Aniston? The naughty
dog with the fur and heart of gold? Sorry, no. My dog is Marley with an
“F.” He was actually named after Chris
Farley, the late comedian. The two have quite a few similarities, it turns out.
They’re both on the larger side, blond, extremely talented, and always in
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We chose Farley from a litter of four adorable brothers. He
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We ignored
that he was also the one circling the perimeter, over and over—kind of like me
in the writing process. And he always had something in his mouth. That was cute
when it was a mini Lamp Chop toy. Now it’s shoes and toilet paper off the roll
or my feet when I’m trying to talk on the phone. And once it was an entire
folder of handwritten notes for my manuscript in progress.</div>
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He’s been to nonstop obedience classes—I have the bank
statement to prove it. In puppy class he literally chomped on his fancy
completion ribbon as they took the group picture. In the more advanced classes
he was a champ in the ring—and a crazy hellion the minute we got home. We tried
agility for a while, until I won five months in PT. When I have a serious
deadline, I’ll admit that I dump him off at doggy day care, and pay extra for
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<o:p> </o:p>Am I terrible dog mom? I hope not. I know my fiendish Farley
loves me—and I love him back, crazy as he may be. Maybe we’re both crazy. But
sometimes I need a time out from furry muses. Anyone up for a pet play date?
The kind where the mommies drink wine, except maybe we could get some actual
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<br />LIsa Q. Mathewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081838857691355410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54310284801879694362018-03-19T06:00:00.000-07:002018-03-19T06:00:17.627-07:00Following the Trail of Crumbs<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first bread I remember baking was a pizza, fresh out of the oven of my junior year college apartment. It wasn’t right. Something about the dough tasted raw, underdeveloped. We ate it anyway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I kept making pizzas after this, with similar results. But the desire to get it right persisted. The experience with the dough led me to attempt loaves of bread. I would follow each recipe to the letter, and still that incomplete flavor would not go away. It didn’t matter if it was a whole wheat loaf or regular white bread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Should I have quit? Bread is easy enough to get, even the good, crusty loaves that go well with the kind of cooking I mostly do. But every time I’d look at the ingredients for something that should be fundamentally simple, I’d get all fired up to do it myself again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To find the first successful dough I can recall making, we have to return to the pizza. This time, though, it was a deep dish. Finally, the underdeveloped flavor wasn’t there. The crust was nicely browned on top, crispy with olive oil on the bottom. And here’s one of the mysteries of this journey. I have no idea what I did differently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If I’d been approaching this scientifically, there would’ve been notes on the past successes and failures. Perhaps I was using different ingredients, or paying attention to different aspects of the process. I will never know, and that’s okay. This is a journey that plays out with each piece of bread, living in the moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the deep dish pizza was working, I started to push the envelope. How about a large hamburger, but the buns are individual deep dish pizzas? Yes, I made it. But only once, on a New Year’s Eve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With this confidence in hand, I turned my attention back to individual breads. Focaccia. Rustic Tuscan loaves. Pan de mie. It was starting to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But it’s never a guarantee. Even with this experience, every time I mix the wet into the dry, I’m not sure how it’s going to come out. In that way, it’s a lot like writing. Sure, I’ve done it before, but this time might be different because each dive into the process is unique. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lately, I’ve had success with the no knead method bread devised by Jim Lahey. The recipe is online, as well as in his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Bread-Revolutionary-No-Work-No-Knead/dp/0393066304" target="_blank">My Bread</a>. If you have a dutch oven and a desire for a crusty round of bread, this is the way to go. The biggest challenge with this method is the timing (the first rise is 12-18 hours). I’ve found that if I can get it started by around nine at night, the fully cooked loaf will be ready for dinner the next day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I keep a challenge list of recipes I want to try. I think the next up will be English muffins. But what’s really looming over me is sourdough. It’s been on the list for years, untouched. The idea of keeping a starter alive, then developing part of it into something usable for a loaf is intimidating. Which is exactly why I should do it. </span></div>
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Nico Rossohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921053471174740552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-52150068473566816332018-03-14T00:01:00.000-07:002018-03-14T00:01:16.982-07:00When the Story Just Doesn't WorkThere are few things I find more painful as a writer than discovering a story I’ve been writing doesn’t work. If I’m lucky, this happens before I’ve written too much of the book.<br /><br />In truth? I’m usually not that lucky. My deleted scenes files tend to end up being an average of 100,000 words.<div>
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Many years ago, I came up with an idea for what I thought would be the first book in a new series to be set in West Africa. I really loved the hero, Rico, and the heroine, Jane. I came up with a bunch of dangerous situations Jane and Rico had to escape from. I had fascinating secondary characters who had interesting interactions with Jane and Rico. But I couldn’t get the overall story to gel. No matter how much constructive feedback I received and no matter how many times I tried to fix it, the character arcs and plot just wouldn’t meld together into a powerful story.<br /><br />I think I have at least two or three completed rough drafts of that book, all with different plots. On top of those, I probably have several dozen openings and first acts. I tried so hard to do those characters justice, but in the end I had to admit defeat and put the book aside.</div>
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Years later, I had another idea for a book set in Africa. This one involved a heroine who was a primate researcher, a hero who was a reporter, and some extraordinarily intelligent gorillas.<br /><br />I had a lot of fun writing an opening sequence where the gorillas helped the heroine and hero fight off some poachers. Unfortunately, after reading it over, I realized that the gorillas were acting too human, putting the story closer to science fiction than romantic suspense.<br /><br />Now, I’m not afraid of bending reality. After all, I’ve created an alternate history and geopolitical structure of West Africa for my WAR series. And in the SSU series I pushed the mad-scientist-creates-superhuman-soldier envelope to the edge of science fiction.</div>
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<br /><br />Now, why didn’t I just downgrade the intelligence of the gorillas? Because in my mind those human-like aspects of the gorillas were set in stone. Once certain aspects of the story become “real” to me, I can’t change them. That’s just the way my creativity works.<br /><br />At least this time, I’d only written about a third of the book before I set it aside.<br /><br />After a lot of brainstorming, I eventually came up with new characters: Emily is a former prima ballerina and Max is a rogue black ops agent. But yeah, it took a while to find the correct story for these two, as well. Their story is <i>WAR: Disruption</i>, the first book in the WAR series. <br /><br />To my surprise, while I was writing the second book in the WAR series, one of my characters made a comment and I finally realized why I’d had such trouble with Rico and Jane’s story. I hadn’t understood that Rico was undercover.<br /><br />I renamed Rico to Rio, because I didn’t want him rhyming with Niko, the hero of <i>Vengeance</i>. Rio then became a point of view character in the third book in the WAR series. Not only that, but Rio and Jane will finally get their story in book six in the series. I’ve written snippets of their new book and there’s almost nothing left of the original idea.<br /><br />Funny how my subconscious was able to work all that out.</div>
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Vanessa Kier writes action-packed romantic thrillers with an edge. She’s set her latest series, WAR, in West Africa, where she lived for a time. She also coaches writers in Scrivener and other tech. <br /><br />You can find her at: <a href="http://www.vanessakier.com/">www.vanessakier.com</a> and <a href="http://thewriterstechstop.com/">thewriterstechstop.com</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14325953117414732547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-46820676336824582622018-03-12T10:00:00.000-07:002018-03-20T22:56:20.436-07:00The Message in a Bottle: The Need to WriteYou won't find the need to write specifically listed on Psychologist Abraham Maslow's <a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html" target="_blank">Hierarchy of Need</a>, but it's there. Maslow's theory is that humans are driven to satisfy needs, urgent survival-based physiological ones first, such as the need for air, water, food, shelter, sleep, and clothing. After these needs are met, we seek safety, love and belonging, esteem, and finally self-actualization.<br />
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Sometimes, the need to write transcends all other needs. <i>The Diary of Anne Frank</i> wasn't written for publication. Anne wrote to understand and to escape from the horror of hiding from Nazis. She documented evil as well as the kindness of her protectors and she left a legacy for generations of readers to understand her brief life.<br />
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We need to. Whether we write to entertain, to enlighten, or to inform, we write because stories matter. Wilke Collins wrote <i>The Woman in White </i>to expose how English law deprived women of basic rights. The injustices he presented through compelling fiction led to changes in English law.<br />
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People write out of need. When we write what matters most to us, we often sacrifice other needs. We give up time with family and friends to research and compose stories. In the heat of first drafts, we skimp on food and sleep. Investigative journalists sacrifice personal safety to get the truth and report it, because they value the sharing of the truth higher than their comfort and safety. Authors also become so vested in creating their stories, they forgo time with friends and family.<br />
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My dear friend named Terri's story took decades to write. Like Anne Frank, my friend wrote because she had to. Her son committed suicide. At first, she wrote because people didn't talk with her when she needed to cope. Some didn't know what to say. Some didn't want to know more than the newspaper account of the tragedy. Terri was burdened with grief, doubts, questions, and the stigma of being the parent of a troubled teen who committed a social taboo.<br />
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At first, she wrote because no one listened, no one spoke with her. She wrote to make sense of her loss, to document a life that might have been, to leave a record for her other sons. Now, from her decades-later perspective, she views her writings as a way to help others who have lost a loved one to suicide.<br />
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The courage to share her story comes from a source greater than self. She will soon publish the story in her life that matters most--<i>The Write Way to Grieve: Journaling Through the Aftermath of a Suicide</i> by Terri Johnson. She wants her story to be a light for others in the darkest time of their lives.<br />
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After working decades in journalism, Joni M. Fisher turned to crime. Her Compass Crimes series has garnered attention in Publisher's Weekly and earned recognition in the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards, the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards, the Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, and the Sheila Contest. She serves on the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board for Southeastern University and is a member of the Florida Writers Association, the Kiss of Death Chapter of RWA, and the Women's Fiction Writers Association. She's also an instrument-rated private pilot. For more information, see www.jonimfisher.com.Joni M Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786921502548046885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-53766602918422997562018-03-07T03:29:00.001-08:002018-03-07T03:29:25.874-08:00Let's Get Cozy<br /><br /><br />Let's get cozy!<div>
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<br />When people find out I’m a writer and ask me what genre. I respond with cozy mystery. You can probably guess the next question. Cozy? What is a cozy?<br /><br />Trust me, I’ve been around long enough (26 novels) to know that cozy mystery genre doesn’t get the same hats off, Baptist nod, and thumbs up that thriller mystery or even just mystery writers get.<br /><br />And if it’s not bad enough, I have to tell them that I write cozy mystery. That really gets the quizzical looks that make me feels as if I have two heads.<br /><br />My explanation generally goes like this:</div>
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<br /> Cozy mystery is kinda just that. Cozy. More along the lines of Murder She Wrote where the sleuth of my novels has a job that is in a craft or a special talent. She stumbles on a murder that is somehow tied to her life and she has to solve the murder/crime on her own.<br /><br />There is no blood, guts, or gore and cozies are centered on the sleuth’s craft or gift. In my case with Cold Blooded Brew, the sleuth is a young woman who lives in a small gossip town of Honey Springs. She owns a fun little coffee shop called The Bean Hive.</div>
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<br />Cold Blooded Brew<br />A Killer Coffee <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cozymystery?src=hash">cozy mystery</a> Book 4 </div>
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Meeting with authors I admire is like a big-old jolt of inspiration, and I got a Venti Double Shot of it last Saturday when Laura Lippman came to Gainesville!</h4>
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I was introduced to her fiction several decades ago when my sister gave me a copy of <i>Baltimore Blues</i> as a Christmas present. Since then, I've looked forward to every new Laura Lippman novel and consider her one of the premier crime novelists working today. As creator of the Tess Monaghan series along with several stand-alone novels, her books are expertly plotted--with more twists and turns than the wild Ocklawaha River--but it is the authentic and superbly-drawn characters that keep me coming back for more.<br />
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Now, I had tried for years to meet Laura at some conference or book tour, but never quite got the timing right. So I was over the friggin' moon when I learned she was coming to our library in Gainesville--a mile from my home!</div>
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From her smart novels, I already knew Laura was a smart woman, but in finally meeting her, I found her to be kind and gracious as well, with an almost working-class approach to her writing that I can relate to.</div>
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Simply put, writing is her job and she does it well.</h3>
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Although Laura was there to talk about her latest novel <i>Sunburn</i>, she admitted that everything past the first two chapters contained spoilers, so the discussion was wide-ranging. One thing she shared about her own writing really struck home.<br />
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When Laura first set out to write, she made a conscious decision to cast herself as a genre writer, partly because the idea of writing the great American novel was a bit beyond her. I think it was a way to take some of the pressure that goes along with the craft. </div>
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I experienced something similar when I decided to try my hand at writing fiction. As a former English teacher, I loved Fitzgerald and Shakespeare and Faulkner, but I was no Faulkner. Heck, I wasn't even Sidney Sheldon, though I wouldn't have minded having his sales. But I might be able to write a mystery. But I'd read enough mysteries to fill a library. Maybe--just maybe--I could write one. </div>
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forgive all sorts of transgressions from those we love. So calling myself a genre writer was a way of giving myself a break. </div>
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Daryl Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485684679852822756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78825400123565910692018-03-02T02:40:00.002-08:002018-03-02T02:40:32.128-08:00What's in a Name?<br />
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Last month, I re-released a favourite mystery/romance of mine called FREEMAN. It's a bit of a mysterious title in itself, isn't it? Why didn't I call it "Tense Suspense in London's Seedy Clubland" or "Romance Blossoms Between Two Very Different Men While Foiling Dastardly Plots"? Many fabulous titles are published in the Romantic Suspense/Mystery genre, which grab a potential reader's attention with an immediate snapshot of the book's content, in just a few words.</div>
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Well, Freeman is the name of my main character. And he's mysterious in his own way, throughout the book. One name, one purpose, one narration. But - Confession time! - that's not the only reason I chose the title.</div>
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was a working title that stuck. Authors, have you ever found that to be the case? A
title isn’t immediately obvious when you start writing, so you decide to file
the work in progress as "book XXX", "FinishByXmasOrElse",
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And for the character himself? The same thing happened with
him. I can’t even remember where I got his name from, but one day it was there,
and it stayed. Determinedly. Relentlessly. Doggedly. Dear me, that’s just like
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And why only one name? No one ever mentions Freeman’s first
name in the book, not even the man himself. Maybe it’s like Inspector Morse,
who doesn’t reveal his first name until the end of the series. Or like many a
star in the public eye who’s known only as a single name. Is that behaviour
kitsch? Coy? Paranoid? There are probably a variety of reasons for it, and to
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Names of books and characters are important to me. Sometimes
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And sometimes I have to seek for a while to find the right
names. As an author, I’ll often look for inspiration in a poem or a popular
saying. Or search lists of baby names of all ethnicities and
sources, looking for the right sound and meaning. For example, Maen in my fantasy novel Branded
came from the Welsh word for “rock”, because that’s what he is to Dax and the
other soldiers under his command. Niall in my suspense thriller 72 hours means “champion”: Red in my romance Flying Colors is a nickname for Richard, meaning “powerful leader”.
I like to play with the names, you can see!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks for visiting today!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Freeman’s return to the city is quiet, without fuss. Another client: another case. He’ll source what they need and be on his way. But he’s been missed by more people than he thought: his ex-wife, his ex-lover, and his ex-business partner. And at least one of them wants him the hell gone again.
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Freeman — private, controlled – just does his job. But when he strikes up an unusual friendship with the young runaway Kit, trouble comes looking for both men, ready to expose secrets that can destroy their fragile trust. Yet, for Kit, Freeman’s more than ready for the challenge.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am a master of procrastination.
I am also a writer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know – I shouldn’t be admitting
this. Not in public. But we’re all friends here, right?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Deadlines are great. I love
deadlines. They tell me when to coast and when to panic. They give me an excuse
to stay up late, eat junk food and blow off social commitments I shouldn’t have
said yes to in the first place. Because of, you know, that deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Procrastination can be
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working out what you’re doing next in the background, a.k.a. your subconscious.
That Netflix binge is research. Writing a blog post or short story for
submission is a workout using a different set of creative muscles.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then again, maybe you’re just
putting off until tomorrow what you were supposed to have gotten done
yesterday. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it’s not all bad. As an
expert-level procrastinator, I’ve got a few tricks to get past it <i>and</i> I’m willing
to share them with you. Because we’ve all got to face those deadlines sometime,
right?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Turn
over your phone and the wifi on your laptop. While not foolproof (phone alerts
are still an ongoing distraction), this will dissuade you from falling into a
Netflix/Facebook/YouTube/Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat etc. vortex of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just one click and then I’ll get back to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because
it’s never just one click, is it?</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cafés
are great. Bars if you prefer less caffeination and more inebriation to get
your writing done. Go where people won’t bug you and there’s enough going on
for you to feel like maybe you’re procrastinating when you’re staring off into
space for 5 minutes but it’s not 5 hours of binge watching later. And fresh air! Always a good thing.</span></span></div>
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She’s in Utah researching Hantavirus, but damaging rumors about the CDC
have left residents suspicious and uncooperative. Thank goodness for hot, sexy,
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readiness, and he finds no solace, even after returning home to Small Blind.
When he meets Kini Kerek, he discovers his heart isn’t entirely dead. But, that
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medical details in her romance novels, but admits she’ll never be able to write
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For many years, I had a muse. She was perfect. I called her Lucy Laptop and she was a Pug. A Mother's Day gift, Lucy was a puppy at the time. Her job was to sit next to me on the couch and inspire me - something she did for thirteen years. </div>
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Sadly, Lucy died of cancer two years ago. And for the last two years, I'd see Pugs everywhere I went - from the grocery store to vacation. Still, I didn't find another pug. We had two other dogs and I was even busier with two kids in high school and cranking out books. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still, I've always loved a great adventure–be it in print or on film. I'm supposed to be a romantic suspense author, but every now and then I need to feed that inner child–the one who was disappointed that the 20,000 Leagues ride didn't actually go 20,000 leagues down. Coming next month I'll be releasing <a href="http://www.maureenamiller.com/p/beneath.html">BENEATH</a>, a young adult adventure about a family whose boat is capsized on the Atlantic Ocean. They get caught in a rogue downward current that hauls them deep into the Atlantic canyons and sucks them into a cave at the bottom of the sea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It may not be romantic suspense, but it has a touch of romance in it, and there is definitely suspense. And this time the ride really goes underwater!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How about you? Do you still enjoy Disney adventures?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white;"><b>An overnight fishing trip on the Atlantic Ocean…</b></i><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">It was Stella Gullaksen’s final break before starting her freshman year at college. Joining her best friend, Jill, and Jill's family aboard the STARKISSED, Stella wakes to a violent storm that capsizes the boat over a hundred miles off the New Jersey shore.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">As the waves haul her under Stella knows that she is going to die. Instead, an unusual current drags her deep into the underwater canyons of the Atlantic Ocean. Powerless against the raging waters, she is suddenly sucked into a ventilated cave. One by one, Jill and her family also emerge in the sunken cavern.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">With only a faulty diving flashlight to keep oblivion at bay Stella and her best friend's brother, Colin, search the cave in hope of finding a way back to the surface. What they discover, however, is that they are not alone. There are other survivors in this subterranean grotto–survivors spanning decades of maritime disasters.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Will this discovery prove salvation, or have they all been condemned to the same fate? A grim finale at the bottom of the sea?</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">On an alliance forged by friendship and attraction, Stella and Colin battle to escape the danger that lies beneath.</span></span><br />
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by Janis Patterson<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is common wisdom that most murders are committed for either
love or greed. It is also pretty much accepted that deaths increase around
holidays, especially those celebrating love and/or family such as Valentine's Day
and Christmas. All of this, while being pretty depressing in real life makes things
a lot easier for us mystery writers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today is the Day of Saint Valentine, the patron saint of
romantic and courtly love. It is a day of flowers, cards, candy, dinners out,
gifts and - in most cases - a whole lot of kissing. It is also a day of
loneliness, despair and sorrow. When you have someone to love, Valentine's can
be a time of joy and shared affection. When you want someone to love and don't
have anyone, Valentine's day can be a day of gloom and loneliness and sorrow.
Most people have experienced both kinds of day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What's truly sad, though, is the person who wants a
particular person... and that person doesn't want him. Now this happens all the
time - but this situation can turn real scary depending on how unstable the
rejected one is. Just how far will he (or she) go to prove he is worthy of
love? What will he do to convince his object of desire that she must return his
feelings? Or will he decide instead to punish her for not responding to him?
(I'm not being deliberately sexist - either position of this scenario can be
taken by either sex, though statistically more women are victims than men.) It
can go either way, and most of the time neither alternative is pleasant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We see a similar situation around family-centric holidays
like Thanksgiving and Christmas. As on Valentine's Day there are preconceived
notions of how we should feel - happy family reunions, fabulous meals, presents,
good cheer, decorated trees, peace-on-earth-and-good-will-to-men and all that. Unfortunately,
even though so many people have the outward trappings - trees and presents, for
example - they don't <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feel</i> like people
tend to think they should feel. The holiday is not a panacea that makes
everything in their life all right; in fact, it often makes them feel worse.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are more suicides around Christmas than any other day
of the year. I don't know the exact statistics for murders, but I do know it's generally
higher than on the average day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So how does this help us as mystery writers? If you write about
a murder on a July beach or a Halloween murder, not much. Neither the Fourth of
July or Halloween are really family- or romance-centric. Of course, any holiday
can be used, as can any day of the year, but in general it doesn't carry the
same emotional weight as the romantic/family holidays.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The emotional stress of holidays cannot be discounted. If
holidays can make the normal ones among us crazy, imagine what they can do to
the unstable. These holidays and their often unreal expectations are something
pushing at the villain not only from outside but from inside. This offers the
writer all kinds of opportunities to give depth and reality to their characters.
Good characters aren't just composed of height, weight, eye color and
occupation; they are all of that, but what makes them individual are their
hopes and dreams and disappointments. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-75378017673033131712018-02-12T00:00:00.000-08:002018-02-12T00:00:19.504-08:00PINS AND NEEDLESDo you have a character who needs just the right little black dress, or the proper 16th century doublet, or maybe a Confederate officer's uniform? Well, for historically correct clothing from the Middle Ages through World War II and later, have you tried one of the historical clothing blog sites? If not, you might want to give them a look. They can easily be Googled and include The Fashion Historian, The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum, The Costume Society of America . . . the list goes on. And for the writer, these sites are a mine of useful information. Some of them feature images, others historical vignettes and fashion anecdotes. Some even include sewing information.<br />
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The fact that I spent an afternoon exploring these blogs, especially the ones highlighting sewing, is a surprise even to me. For while I can play with commas, verbs and sentence structures all day long, if you hand me a needle and say, "Shorten my pants," my eyes cross.<br />
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But sewing angst aside, and even if your characters don't need to be garbed in vintage duds, these blogs are worth reviewing with their fabulous, intricate (to the point of being mind-boggling) clothing, most of which was made before the invention of the sewing machine. But hand, stitch by stitch, pleat by pleat, someone, somewhere, patiently and with great artistry created gorgeous dresses, blouses, skirts, suits, hats, etc. And they are well worth admiration. Case in point:<br />
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Oops! Sorry, couldn't resist, though this one was machine made (outfit only!)<br />
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Actually, as I scrolled around, I realized that creating a gorgeous garment, using little more than fabric, thread and a needle, isn't so very different from creating a novel using nouns, verbs and other parts of speech. Both endeavors weave threads into a whole: a gown, a book, a sweater, a short story. A stretch, you say? Maybe not. How about this? Every creative process takes something nebulous--threads, notes, colors, ideas--and with imagination, persistence and very hard work produces a brand new <em>something. </em>Hopefully, an object d'art.<em> </em>To reinforce my theme here, isn't a good story often called a good yarn?<br />
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Okay, I'm done. Preaching is over. I'm off to pour a glass of wine and look for an 1890's harem outfit. In red.<br />
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Jean Harrington is the author of the award-winning Murders by Design Mysteries and the listed and Lethal Mysteries. <em>Murder on Pea Pike</em>, the first Listed and Lethal book is also due out on March 21 in a large print edition. Jean's mysteries can be found in both print and e-books at Amazon. <em> </em>jean harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26042631636233540632018-02-07T01:00:00.000-08:002018-02-07T01:00:37.971-08:00Romance Me<div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="color: #373737;">Love is a powerful force. Romantic love has been the topic of
endless songs, poems, stories and plays for as long as mankind can remember.
It’s that combination of love and romance that spurs us on our journey to
achieve enduring and loving relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737;">I’m a hopeless romantic. One of my
favorite films is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Casablanca</i>, but I
love <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Romancing the Stone, When Harry Met
Sally</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sleepless in Seattle</i>,
and many others with a similar feel-good romance. I love romances of all genres
because I like becoming invested in the character’s lives. I’m intrigued by the
passion and feelings that happen to us when we’re falling for
someone. Sometimes it’s a hard, breathless fall where you dive in headfirst,
and other times it’s a slow burn of friendship that turns into something more.
Regardless of how you move into romantic love, the start of a new romance is a
celebration of many moments, including those that are tender, exciting, sexy
and even endearingly awkward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373737;">Love can be temperamental and fierce, as many of us know. But romance in its purest form, is uplifting and
pleasurable—something that rescues us from the routine of everyday life and the
isolation we may feel when we’re alone. Having said that, and remembering that Valentine's Day is next week, here are some things that represent
the power of romance to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #373737; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>Time</b></span></u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>.</b> When your
partner gives you time—clears his/her schedule to be with you—that’s romantic.
It means you matter. That is powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your partner spends that time <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with</i>
you. Not with a project in the garage, watching the ballgame or catching a
movie with friends. Romance is when the attention is on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i>, the partner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #373737; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(3)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #373737;"><b><u>Consideration</u>.</b>
Being considerate of someone’s time and responsibilities is important in a
romance. Splitting chores, helping where needed, cooking a meal together and
sharing a burden (physical or emotional), is romantic in my book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #373737; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(4)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>Kindness/Tenderness</b></span></u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>.</b>
Kindness/tenderness is special and romantic. A person with a kind heart is a
good person. Rest assured, you, too, will be the beneficiary of this tenderness.
Kindness can go a long way in changing a mood or even a life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #373737; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">(5)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>Respect</b></span></u><span style="color: #373737;"><b>.</b> I respect
you as a person, and I expect the same from you. When you share a romance
someone and are respectful of their differences and quirks, you are reinforcing
their worth and uniqueness, and reflecting it back to them. This is perhaps the
most powerful element of romance.</span></div>
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Julie Moffetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-76616151259390459182018-01-31T06:00:00.000-08:002018-01-31T07:09:51.207-08:00Breakfast Birding<span id="docs-internal-guid-575e7ec3-4cc4-05dd-5ba9-2f9d680c767f"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A while ago, I built a little bar so my wife and I can sit and have our breakfast at a back window. The view overlooks some oak trees, an olive tree and a madrone. Beyond these is a steep slope leading to a creek that runs through the neighborhood. This green area is a great reminder of how close nature is. And it is a haven for birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At first, I’d just find myself watching the birds, knowing what a few of them were. Scrub jays, crows, an occasional turkey vulture circling high. My curiosity grew and I picked up a book to help identify more. A pair of red-shouldered hawks frequently hunt through our neighborhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bird behavior was the next stage of research. Scrub jays are incredibly intelligent. They’ll stash food in many hiding places, remembering them all and even knowing the rate of decay for the food, so they can return while it’s still fresh. We’ll frequently see them flying with acorns in their beaks, searching for just the right spot to bury it, wary of any other birds watching. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I bought a monocular so I could still sit at breakfast and observe the active birds. Yellow tanagers are remarkably small and fast. Their groups flash from tree to tree. If the flowers are in season, the hummingbirds come for them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sitting at breakfast, I started seeing more and more birds I didn’t recognize. There’s a great app called Merlin that helps identify using a few clues you enter. With that, I’ve logged even more species seen out the back window. Who knew a house finch had such a red face? And that gray bird I thought was a scrub jay was really a northern mockingbird. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There have been times where my food has gone cold as I’d tried to identify the bird I’m seeing, then learn some of its behavior. I hesitate to call it an obsession, but I have been checking out Craigslist and Ebay for high powered binoculars that will fit on my breakfast table. </span></div>
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</span>Nico Rossohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921053471174740552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-35659454560088392912018-01-29T05:45:00.000-08:002018-01-29T10:57:40.919-08:00All the Words Not on the Page<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The words you read in a published book are just the end
product of a process that can take weeks, months, or even years. Every writer
has their own method of getting their story down, revising, editing, and
finally giving the go to say it’s done. No matter the process, there are still
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I tend to write my first draft without much revision or
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into the second and following drafts. I tend to write action and dialogue
first, then add description and emotional context in successive drafts. I also
have to read through the manuscript front to back for continuity – how many
days have passed, secondary character names, who did what. Through all of this,
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Before I send the completed manuscript to my editor, I print
it off and go at it with a red pen; striking out, questioning, and adding
words. Here’s a photo of my table covered in pages from Smoke and Mirrors, releasing
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So many words my readers will never see, yet the story
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<b>Julie Rowe</b>’s
first career as a medical lab technologist in Canada took her to the North West
Territories and northern Alberta, where she still resides. She loves to include
medical details in her romance novels, but admits she’ll never be able to write
about all her medical experiences because, “Fiction has to be believable”. Julie
writes romantic suspense and romantic thrillers. Her next release, Smoke and
Mirrors book #2 of the Outbreak Taskforce series will be out Feb 26, 2018. You can
find her at <a href="http://www.julieroweauthor.com/">www.julieroweauthor.com</a>
, on Twitter @julieroweauthor or at her Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/JulieRoweAuthor">www.facebook.com/JulieRoweAuthor</a>
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Julie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975245667428067077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-79670503328905318622018-01-24T01:00:00.000-08:002018-01-24T01:00:12.330-08:00Faces (or Personalities) of Evil<div class="p1">
I don't usually "cast" actors as characters when I'm writing a book, but lately while working on a particularly vile villain, I've been thinking of some of actor Garret Dillahunt's more creepy roles.</div>
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Still don't know who he is? Check out his <span class="s2"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226813/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">IMDB</a></span> page. Chances are good you've seen him in something.<span class="s1"></span></div>
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The first time I really remember him playing a bad guy who gave me goosebumps was in the series LIFE. He played Roman -- a bad, bad man.<span class="s1"></span></div>
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I would have sworn he was in dozens of episodes, but I see that he was only in three. He was THAT good.<span class="s1"></span></div>
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