Excerpt from FUR BALL FEVER: Grace is hot on the trail of a suspect she believes stole Miss Coco, the prize poodle she was minding for her elderly client. Money, careers, and lives are in jeopardy. Too bad Auntie Beth, … Continue reading
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Sample Sunday: Stakeout Leads Grace to a Fetish Club
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Writing Tips: Self-Editing Your Masterpiece
Editors and agents are inundated on a daily basis with hundreds of queries from eager authors. The competition is fierce, so aside from having an outstanding plot and fascinating characters, your writing must be clean, tight, and enticing. For that … Continue reading
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Six Sentence Sunday: Nick’s Partnership Strategy (Fur Ball Fever)
The main stumbling block to partnership, Nick reasoned, was Gracie’s irrational notion that he was an overprotective male chauvinist. Tonight, he intended to demonstrate unparalleled flexibility, understanding, and tolerance. In short, he would grovel. Out of the corner of his … Continue reading
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11 Tips for Creating Memorable Characters
In my opinion, aside from writing style, the best books consist of two components: a great plot coupled with memorable characters. The two elements are intertwined. Only those particular characters will fit the story, and the story would be incomplete … Continue reading
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Six Sentence Sunday: The Jungle
The jungle enclosed Charlie in a symphony of honking, chirping, clacking, screeching, rustling, and croaking. She inhaled deeply and grimaced. The sweet scent of orchids did little to mask the odor of decaying vegetation and stagnant water. After ten paces … Continue reading
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10 Ideas for Stimulating Creativity
Wikipedia defines Creativity as: “A mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts.” My personal belief is that we are all born creative beings. Some are lucky enough to retain … Continue reading
Fur Ball Fever: The First Kiss
Nick rubbed his sternum and let his anger drop away. God help him, Gracie had tried to explain. Time after time he’d shut her down. He deserved more than a couple of jabs in the chest for his stupidity. When … Continue reading
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Crafting Sound Scenes
Typically, a scene describes action taking place in a single setting and in a single period of time. Similar to a novel, a scene should have a beginning, a middle, and an ending. These are a few writing tips for … Continue reading
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Writing Dialogue That Works
While writing realistic dialogue is one of the most powerful tools in an author’s toolkit, it is also a skill many of us find difficult to master. Dialogue is an excellent way to implement the “show, don’t tell” rule of … Continue reading
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Marketing & Promoting Your E-Books
This workshop is directed mainly to indie authors, particularly novices, but applies equally to those who are traditionally published. Feel free to take what you like and leave the rest. Before we start talking about marketing and promo tips, I … Continue reading
