When book characters have minds of their own
I put in a full afternoon on my book yesterday, but before I began to write from where I had left off, I decided to read over some of what I had written the week before. I…
Unproductive Blogger = Productive Writer
I’ve been on hiatus from my blog, partly due to no choice of my own because my Internet connection was completely lost for a few days, and then partly due to the need to stay focused on…
Where will Jorja be shopping for the holidays?
Okay, Jorja is a fictional character but if she was a real person, where would she shop for the holidays? While she would have many options available to her in the ‘fictional’ version of Tenino, she’d have…
What makes you cry, sob, blubber or bawl?
Do you cry often or hardly ever? Do you feel embarrassed after a good cry or fully cleansed? Do you cry at the drop of a hat or does it take a catastrophe? Everyone has different triggers…
Meeting Real Characters while Selling Fiction
To follow up on my post about the time I spent promoting my author name and books during Lakefair, I wanted to share some stories about the people I met during the event. I also wanted to…
When Book Characters Live in Real Towns
If you’ve read my first novel, No Mother of Mine, you know that the protagonist, Jorja (say “Georgia”) resides in a small town in Washington called Tenino (say “T-9-0”). What you may not know, depending on what…
When Writing feels Right
I realized I’ve been quiet regarding the status of book #2 in the Jorja Matthews Mystery Series. I will say I’m having a lot of fun writing the second book and while I have tentatively named it,…
Small Town Characters
Whether you live in a small town or a very large city, there’s no doubt you will run into a number of characters on any given day. But when it comes to small towns, the same characters…
