I am fortunate to have some really amazing people in my life who support me unconditionally and who have fully embraced my writing journey. That said, creating characters is my favorite part of writing.
Is it grammatically correct to use they as a singular pronoun?
To start with, I must admit that I never thought I’d ever write a mainstream action suspense thriller.
I’ve been lucky enough to have written several series—four, in fact—and each one was a fun experience. However, I’m certain whenever someone opens one of my books, he doesn’t think of the effort going into creating either the story or the world in which that story is set. Nevertheless, anyone who’s ever written anything will tell you it ain’t easy.
Someone once called me the Queen of Serendipity. I wish. Whether it’s true or not, I don’t know, but I’m largely guided by synchronicity or serendipitous moments.
November 27, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of The Boss’s Daughter, the first book in The Black Rose series! My debut novel. My dream come true. For those who have not read it yet (whaaa?), here’s the gist: Renee Parnell is raised in the world of organized crime. When she discovers her mob-boss father wants…
What was the inspiration for In Defense of Guilt? When did he first have a desire to write? Which of the characters from his book would he like to have dinner with? What would they talk about? What advice does he have for writers? Have you ever known a lawyer to experience similar things to…
My books are about my favorite things—grace and friendship, home, and small-town living—spiced up with mystery and murder. I write about friends you can’t lose, even when you do something dumb. The friends in my books may shake their heads or laugh at each other, but they’re loyal and true. I write characters into my…
Ever wonder how we keep all these characters and voices separate in our author heads? Sure one, two, hell even three isn’t so bad, but what about when you start having novels with three- or four-hundred individual characters in them? As the author of the multiple point-of-view apocalypse thriller series, The End Time Saga, I…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) Will you be the one to write those thousand words? When you look at a picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you see…
