Sometimes I think that Seed will never reach fruition (no pun intended). My novel-in-waiting, Seed (one I’ve been chipping away on for longer than I want to think about) is under the knife. I’m cutting ruthlessly. Like Chapter 26. The whole thing. Actually, I’m dumping the current Chapter 26 and re-writing it. And I really […]
If you’re a new writer, you’ve heard this caveat ad nauseam: start your novel in the middle of the action. And it’s good advice, so you jump into the story, set your scene, and plunk your hero smack dab into the eye of the storm – and then you pause, fingers poised above the keyboard.
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I write thrillers. More specifically, paranormal thrillers. Sometimes horror. My novel Seed should hit the virtual shelves just in time for summer vacation 2020. Like most writers, I’ve been influenced by the masters. The following books and authors entertained me, enlightened me, taught me and scared the dookie out of me. Here they are, in
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