Yesterday Dominica felt faint, and Molly, my main character, steered her to a bench on the courthouse lawn and then dithered over what to do. She couldn’t leave Dominica, but she thought asking a passerby (of which there were none at the time) for help sounded lame. Today, talking about treatments for migraines, one of my … Continue reading »
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True Poet
Despite all the time I’ve wasted scrolling through Facebook, I’ve received more from the site than I’ve lost. It’s allowed me to reconnect with students I taught thirty years ago. Last night I was chatting with a member of the class of 1982. She gave me permission to link to her website. She didn’t give … Continue reading »
Loving Molly
Author Susan Woodring’s post “This Writer’s Wish List: A Love Story” has been on my mind since I read it two days ago. I can’t make it go away. It sticks with me because what Woodring says is true. Uncomfortably so. She says if we write because we want something–wealth, fame, a room of our … Continue reading »
If You Don’t Love a Character…
Sunday’s Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter presented a New Authors panel: Robin Allen (If You Can’t Stand the Heat: Stick a Fork in It), Kaye George (Choke; Smoke), and Janice Hamrick (Death on Tour; Death Makes the Cut). Hopeton Hay, host of KAZI Book Review, served as moderator. Here, listed in no particular … Continue reading »
Locomotive: And the Winners Are…
About an eon ago, I posted the picture above with the following promise: “The first person to leave a comment identifying the picture above will win a copy of Kaye George’s CHOKE.” Five readers (bless their hearts) commented; none identified the picture correctly. Consequently–ALL of them win a copy of CHOKE. If the following– cyberbonn Tammy … Continue reading »
ROW80, AMW, Dorothy, & Tallulah
I owe A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) another Wednesday check-in. Fortunately, I finally have something significant to report. My original goals were to sleep (get to bed before midnight, I believe); eat well (get off the white stuff, processed foods, added salt, sweeteners); and show up at critique meetings with something to … Continue reading »
The First Scene of My WIP
Book Review: Kaye George’s CHOKE
Question: If you combined Lucille Ball with Inspector Clouseau, what would you get? Answer: Imogene Duckworthy, amateur PI and main character of Kaye George’s new mystery, CHOKE. Immy is a delight–the 22-year-old unwed mother of 3-year-old Nancy Drew Duckworthy (Drew), she lives with her retired-librarian mother, Hortense, in Saltlick, Texas; slings hash at her Uncle … Continue reading »
Move over, Cyd Charisse
I received a phone call last week from Lucia Zimmitti, an editor who spoke at the Texas Trail Writers Roundup this spring. In mid-July, I’d sent her the first five pages of my manuscript. She reported that she’d read them and that they’re ready for query. She said she believes agents who read them will … Continue reading »
Clicking hopefully
Little do ye know your own blessedness; for to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson In April, I received the Silver Lining Award from writer and freelance editor Helen Ginger. Her blog, Straight from Hel, offers advice and information about writing … Continue reading »
