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Character, plot twists, bad guys & hot guys–can you tell the difference? ~ Chapter 3 of SCOOP

In this chapter, I was strengthening the tension between Cauley and Logan. When I saw this scene in my head, it came off kind of like a Hepburn & Tracey scene, where the two are at odds–almost fighting–but the attraction … Continue reading

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Free re-release of SCOOP~Chapter Two

I could hear the falls rushing in the near-distance as I scrambled toward the backside of the shed. The natural spring plunges down a forty-foot cliff to rush nearly fifteen miles through the Hill Country, pooling in Paradise Cove not … Continue reading

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My new "Sittin Around On Our Asses Book Club"–you're invited, so long as you obey the rules…

SO, MY NEW FRIEND Plenny invited me over and we’ve decided to start a Book Club/Girlfriend Weekend/Bitch About Boys/Trash Talk Each Other/Drink Too Much Club, and since I’ve gone and published over half a dozen books and have almost that … Continue reading

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Write Now: How to revise your manuscript without killing it (or yourself)

A WOMAN ONCE looked me straight in the eye and told me, “Oh, revisions? I never revise.”   It was all I could do not to snort sweet tea out my nose and say, “No wonder you’ve been writing for … Continue reading

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Yippee! More ways to waste time on the internet-and you can call it researching your new novel!

SO YOU ALREADY know that I’m crazy about Pinterest, and I use  it, primarily, to introduce folks to my character, Cauley MacKinnon andAustinthrough her eyes (if you want to see how I did it, just click on the active links) . . … Continue reading

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On Writing: Begin a semi-epic love scene . . .

YESTERDAY WE TALKED about The Ordinary World and The Call To Adventure. Next in Vogler’s Hero’s Journey is: 3. They are RELUCTANT at first or REFUSE THE CALL, but 4. are encouraged by a MENTOR   The term Call To Adventure can be … Continue reading

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On Writing: How to grab your reader by the nose

LET’S TALK ABOUT running your character up a tree, then burning the tree in you revision process. You’ve got two “arcs,” or peaks in you novel. The external, which is the story arc, and the internal, or the character arc. … Continue reading

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On Writing: Grab your reader by the nose-revising with The Hero's Journey

LET’S TALK ABOUT running your character up a tree, then burning the tree in you revision process. You’ve got two “arcs,” or peaks in you novel. The external, which is the story arc, and the internal, or the character arc. … Continue reading

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Dangerous writing women–Congress, beware!

After reading my first book, SCOOP, Chap doesn’t read anything I write. He said “Yeah, it’s good,” and then never laid eyes on another of my published works again because he thinks I still have a thing for the FBI … Continue reading

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Gearing up for the e-book release!

So, I got the rights back for my first three books, and I’m taking the plunge into e-books–the first thing is to re-do my cover, so here it is–Ta Da! What do y’all think? Next, I’m going through and reformatting … Continue reading

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