writing
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“Just Write”
That’s the advice my husband gave me recently. After publishing “Tangled Roots,” which I thought turned out to be a really good story, I was a bit terrified to start Book 3. Where should it start? How can it be… Continue reading
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Real Things in Tangled Roots: The Perfect Gifts
Tangled Roots (after the foreboding Prologue) begins with Charlotte’s birthday weekend. Her best friend Ivy has driven up from Chicago, and the pair celebrate with the Tennesons – Charlie, Mike and Sarah – at Boards and Brews. Charlotte receives three… Continue reading
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Release Day! Tangled Roots – a cozy mystery with supernatural suspense
“Time passes but no one is forgotten unless we choose to forget.” This is the epigraph for Tangled Roots, my new release and Book 2 in the Secrets in Casten’s Horn series. Charlotte has moved to Casten’s Horn and her… Continue reading
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The Terror of the Blank Page
Don’t be alarmed. Book 3 will happen. In fact, Book 3 work has begun. Ever since I set up the preorder pages for Tangled Roots, I’ve been thinking about Book 3. Right now, the file name is “Hidden Gifts” although… Continue reading
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Updates: 10 Days to Tangled Roots!
My second book is up for pre-order and releasing on September 1st, 10 days away as of today. I’ve been doing a mish-mash of brainstorming Book 3, marketing Books 1 and 2, and overall bouncing from task to task. Let’s… Continue reading
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Researching Tangled Roots
I’m a gal who does her best to get her facts right. Actually, I kind of obsess over it. It’s part of my character. Here are a few facts that I found out while writing Tangled Roots! The Ouija board… Continue reading
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Writing Updates and Release Date for Tangled Roots
I’ve had my head down for the last week or so, hyper-focused on catching any last errors and any final improvements to Tangled Roots. Just this morning, while in the bathroom, I thought of one last change. It was literally… Continue reading
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Targeted Line Editing
There are many different kinds of editing. I’ve only recently started using the actual terms for each kind, but they’ve been intuitive, ever since my husband started self-publishing in 2013. I’m sure these are familiar to many, but for the… Continue reading
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Looking Back at Writing Tangled Roots
My engineering brain kicked in last night and got to thinking about the evolution of Tangled Roots, the book I’m driving towards releasing in September. I looked back at my saved files and thought to make a little chart: Let’s… Continue reading
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Writing Updates – End of June
While Tangled Roots is being edited (by others), I’ve been brainstorming for Book 3. One of the first things I need is a working title, something to save the file under. The working title for Driftless Spirits was actually “Note… Continue reading
