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Today is National Author’s Day! Today would have been a great day to announce the release date of my upcoming novel, but alas, it’s stuck in proofreading. It’s the last step before publication, and I’m itching to get it done. But there are other ways to celebrate. –...

Hi. I’ve never written a blog post before. It’s something I usually have my secretary do because she’s more tech savvy than me. The biggest tech I deal with is my cameras for surveillance. But you all want to know about me, right? That she can’t really write about....

I hope you all are enjoying this month about what goes into writing, and some of my writing in particular. One thing that’s always a part of a fiction (or any) writer’s routine is research. As I said last week, I’ve researched the size of entrance and exit wounds for...

Writing comes with research. Unless you’re writing about yourself and what you know, there’s going to be something you don’t know. My debut novel coming out soon is a murder mystery. I knew nothing about several aspects of the story, including stages of decomposition...

Last week I talked about a friend who gave me inspiration for a new story. That same friend didn’t think I could do it, so, as I said, I worked over the weekend and began to expand the story. I added more characters, dialogue, expanded the setting and added other...

I have so many story ideas it’s difficult to decide which one to work on next! Some, like my upcoming book, are more thought out and developed, while others, like the one I started last weekend, are still in their infancy. Inspiration comes from so many places: a...