I met a woman last night who heard about Lu through a friend. My friend's pitch was enough to drive this woman to Amazon. Do you know what persuaded her to buy two copies? Your reviews. "How could I not buy it when everyone is saying they want Book 2. There is a Book 2, right?" Because of you, … [Read more...]

I didn't want Lu to go back to New York City in the third part of the book, and once she got there, I couldn't get her out fast enough. I think that's why my first draft of the book fell several chapters short. "It's a marathon, but you ran it like a sprint," my writing buddy told me. Laura … [Read more...]

To be in my life is to be roped into odd things now and again. Like the time I invited my in-laws over for dinner the Sunday before Halloween. "Would you like for me to bring anything?" Gail asked. "No, but I'm going to need your help in making a cupcake costume for my Thriller flash mob … [Read more...]

Please welcome guest blogger, Laura L. Smith (aka, my writing buddy) as she talks about how she writes characters and gives us a jump-start this NaNoWriMo by writing character descriptions of ourselves. ** Character Descriptions, by Laura L. Smith My novels all begin in my head with an … [Read more...]

I have no patience for small talk. The weather - really? That's what we're talking about right now? With some people, that's as far as you can go. I have people like this in my life; I am this person in some people's lives. Every life and every story has people like this. They're an essential … [Read more...]