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The Magic in Stories
There was a book I read a while* ago. It started with the opening line: No shit, there I was… Which immediately told me I was in the THICK of this story from line one. I don’t think there is a better opener than that. Many war stories, “don’t tell mom” stories, and escapades of…
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The LEAST heroic hero
A couple of days ago, I was asked about my “hero” for Blue-Eyed Jacks. I laughed. When that was met with confusion, I had to admit that Jackson is anything BUT a hero. But he’s a GREAT main character. Here are a few of the ways he gets complicated but yummy
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Magic in the snow?
Maybe it is the upcoming storm, or maybe it is just the new year and new energy flowing, but I am super excited for the work I’ve gotten done already and the books coming to you this year. Here’s the dirt
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The Final Bow
This is the last week before “Code Name: Candle” officially becomes known forevermore as the published work, “Restore the Night.” It’s right about now, the last week of release frenzy that I get what I jokingly refer to as the “book hangover.” What it really is combines
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A difficult choice
I’ve been doing my author homework and reading a craft book entitled “Save the Cat goes to the Movies” as a way to incorporate my love of entertaining Hollywood-style stories into my writing life and make my books BETTER. You all want BETTER, don’t you? This all rolls back to
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Convergence
There were two convergences of my writer-life homework and real life in the last three days. The first one told me to work on my final letter to your loved ones and after I got a health scare. Maybe I should get on that homework now that I’m feeling better?
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The calm before
It seems that every year I start with a flurry of launches. 2024 is no exception. “First Kiss” — which included my short story, “Too Fast for Love,” launched on February 29th. And exactly one month later (March 29th) Dueling Flames will be live. I’m so excited for this latest Destroyer. It was a ROUGH…
