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Succession: The Joy of Watching Awful People

March 30, 2023

Hello fellow Succession fans! As a writer I’m interested in watching fantastic TV shows to study how they create great characters and storylines. For those of you who have not...

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#15 – Novel Update – Positive Feedback
First Novel Journey

#15 – Novel Update – Positive Feedback

March 13, 2023March 10, 2023

Hello! I’ve got some interesting news. This month I sent my first agent query letter and… she requested the full manuscript! Now it’s an eight week wait-and-see process, but I’m...

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12 Tips to Cut Word Count
Writing Craft

12 Tips to Cut Word Count

March 6, 2023January 27, 2023

Why say something in one word when you can say it in 36 words, right? Wrong. Unless you’re Charles Dickens and getting paid by the word, today’s reader doesn’t have...

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#14 – Agent Query Letter Basics
First Novel Journey

#14 – Agent Query Letter Basics

February 16, 2023February 15, 2023

First Agent Meeting There’s a scene in the mob cult classic movie Goodfellas. Teenager Henry Hill (Ray Liotta’s character) is doing some shady work for the local mafia and gets...

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Birthday Scare
Motivational

Birthday Scare

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Every year for my birthday I do something to scare myself. It’s like having a bucket list only instead of doing a hundred things then dropping dead I do one...

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I’m Still Angry about Game of Thrones
Movies/TV

I’m Still Angry about Game of Thrones

January 30, 2023January 24, 2023

The most important thing in a book, TV show or movie is to have a killer opening. Afterall, if you don’t hook your audience immediately they’re likely to move on....

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Reading Challenge
Writing Craft

Reading Challenge

January 23, 2023January 20, 2023

How many books can you read in a year? Some reading rock stars include Warren Buffet (5-6 hours reading per day), Bill Gates (50 books per year), Mark Zuckerberg (1...

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Novel Update #12 – Title Change
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #12 – Title Change

January 11, 2023

Big Name Change! After taking everyone’s feedback to heart, I’ve changed the name of the book from “Trouble the Water” to “To Rescue a Witch”. My friend, Syd Young, who...

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Novel Update #11 – Accidentally Deleted My Manuscript
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #11 – Accidentally Deleted My Manuscript

December 27, 2022

That time I accidentally deleted my manuscript… It’s been a really crazy month! For Thanksgiving I treated myself to this super-awesome writing software called Scrivener, because all the cool kids...

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Novel Update #10 – NaNoWriMo
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #10 – NaNoWriMo

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022

Here’s my Goal Check in from last month: Status: I finished the villain arc edits! And they are deliciously evil. Status: The witchcraft themes are loosely connected, but I wouldn’t...

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7 Fun Facts about Witches
History

7 Fun Facts about Witches

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

I’ve been fascinated by witches since I was a little girl, which is probably why my upcoming novel, Trouble the Water, is about them. Real witches today tend to practice...

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Novel Update #9: Witches
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #9: Witches

October 13, 2022

I’ll confess: I’ve been fascinated by witches since I was a little girl, which is why they’ve ended up in my historical fiction, Trouble the Water (coming 2023). Set in...

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The Missing Bones of Lilias Adie
History - 18th Century

The Missing Bones of Lilias Adie

October 6, 2022

They feared the witch would rise from the mud, so they locked her body in a wooden chest, buried her during low tide then lowered a half-ton sandstone slab on...

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Novel Update #8: Scotland
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #8: Scotland

September 5, 2022

Good news: I went to Scotland! Bad news: I caught Covid! I had a very mild case and tested negative quickly, so I was able to still see a lot....

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Ode to Outlander
History - 18th Century

Ode to Outlander

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022

Confession: I’ve liked Outlander, the series by Diana Gabaldon, since my friend, Deidre, introduced me to the books back in 2005. My husband and I were taking our first vacation...

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Novel Update #7
First Novel Journey

Novel Update #7

July 11, 2022

I’m going to Scotland! My novel Trouble the Water is going to be part of a series. The bulk of Book 1 takes place in Williamsburg, Virginia and on a...

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