I had a great time this weekend at Calgary’s “When Words Collide” writer’s conference. Had fun presenting on several panels, made some new friends, met a few I had previously only met online, and was even on a panel with Angela Ackerman, one of the writers of the Emotion Thesaurus, a great writing resource!
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Survey question for you (answer in the comments): Who is your favorite thriller author?
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules at Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along!
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I am not always working on the first draft of a new book. Generally, I spend a few weeks writing a new book and then take a few weeks off before writing the next one. What happens after the first draft? What am I doing in the intervening weeks when it looks like there is no activity?
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules at Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along!
Excerpt from Lisa Black’s That Darkness Read More »
If you like mystery/suspense, be sure to check out my latest In the Tick of Time!
Excerpt from James Patterson’s Gone Read More »
Want more intrigue? check out Looking Over Your Shoulder!
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Am I still working on my Nanowrimo novel? You bet! 48,212 words in. While the official goal of Nano is 50,000 words, my goal is 125,000 words, so I’m not as close as you may think.
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Nanowrimo is on! I am 9,009 words in and motoring away.
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Vanna had a good life. She had her challenges—like her mother’s high expectations of her—but all in all, she had a job she enjoyed, a fun hobby and friends. She didn’t need any complications.
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