Although I’m a published author, I wasn’t always. Once upon a time, I was a Chemical/Patent Librarian, an Art Librarian, an Archivist, and . . . a wedding gown designer. It wasn’t until I had my twins, and left my librarian and dress-making worlds behind me, that I started searching for my next creative outlet…
Month: January 2018
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about MYSTERY #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines about MYSTERY for a great start to the week. That was the angle he needed to take with the questioning, but first he had to learn more about this mystery woman. S.A.Taylor Shutter (work in progress) “He didn’t exactly deny knowledge, but he redirected the focus.” Devon rubbed a hand against…
Writing Process- as Individual as a You Are
by Veronica Forand Quantity over quality. That is the debate. To write a million words or several brilliant words. In this market, even the top authors who had been getting by with one book a year are feeling the cry of their readers for more. Some writers have mastered the art of writing fast. Their…
Blogging- Why all #Writers should be Using this #Free Venue #Writertips #RSsos @jacqbiggar
To blog or not to blog; I hear this question often. There are many demands on a writer’s time. Most of us have families, day jobs, pets, houses to clean, yards to maintain, the list goes on and on, so how are we supposed to keep up a regular blog as well? And why should…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines about TRUST #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines about TRUST for a great start to the week. “I don’t want control over you, Mia. Life isn’t fun, if it’s not equal. I tried to help, nothing more. You humiliated me in front of my friends, because you were angry. Marian Lanouette Again, he was looking out for her. She…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines with the topic ENCOURAGE #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines with the topic ENCOURAGE for a great start to the week. She had encouraged each of us to spend at least five minutes each day in either the Goddess or Wonder Woman pose. Joanne Guidoccio At the top of the stairs, between the garage and the living room, Jake reached around…
Pinging Back . . .
Kathryn Jane’s post from January 8th, The Magic of Story, resonated so much with me that I just had to “ping back” to that topic today. I’m a big fan of Nora Roberts (okay, so she’s my idol, I’ll admit it), and I begin each day by posting one of her quotes on Twitter. Nora…
Resolutions/Goals
First, Happy New Year from the Sisterhood of Suspense Blog. I love new beginnings. The idea of making resolutions or setting goals is exciting to me. As a former educator (are we ever really a former educator?), I believe strongly in the possibility of self-improvement. One way to do that is by setting You all…
The Magic of Story
by Kathryn Jane Authors are frequently asked where their story ideas come from, and I usually shrug and say, I have no idea. They just happen somehow. Then I heard Nora Roberts say, it’s magic. Brilliant. And it’s true! I have no idea where the words com from, how they form and become a story,…
Sneak Off and Read: Lines with the topic BELIEVE #RSsos #RomSuspense
#OneLineSunday by #RSsos Lines with the topic BELIEVE to start the week. Most of Miller’s friends truly believed the spirits of those who’d died at Talcott Hall had never left. Claire Gem “What if I backed you?” I couldn’t believe I was speaking so casually, all the while my heart beat at an alarming rate….