Just a quick update for today, I have finally finished typing my draft for Tell Me Everything. It feels like a weight is finally lifted off my shoulders. I didn't think I was ever going to get to the end. Now, that I've finished that, now begins the proofreading and editing phase. Not my favorite part, but necessary I know. So, the plan is to finish the Killer Deception Audiobook while this project is in the editing phase. I also want to get No Good Deed into large print this fall, which just takes a little formatting. My next mystery is also in the works. This one will be number six and I'm working on some book cover ideas right now. So, plenty of projects to manage and get finished. A lot of people ask me how I manage all this writing stuff, and really it just comes down to time management. You really have to keep your finger on it, or it will pile up and get away from you. Honestly, it really doesn't feel like work though - yes, there's a lot of "work" to complete one of these writing projects, but I enjoy it so much, it just feels amazing when I finally get a project completed. Anyway, just a few writing things I'm working on...so I guess I'll get back to it.
Until next time...
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I've been reading several articles, posts, and columns about the different aspects of being a self-published author. Most of them say the same thing, that a self-published author should be on social media, have a mailing list, turn out new material as often as possible, and somehow keep reading. I have to say that thinking about doing all these things is overwhelming and the one part of that list that is the hardest to do is the keep reading part, and that wasn't always the case. Reading use to be one of the easiest things for me to do, but when combined when all the writing requirements it tends to take a back seat. I feel like the writing part takes precedent, as it should, but I wish it didn't take so much effort. Anyway, I guess I'll take a break from what everyone else says about being an author and focus on my own list. Every writing journey is different, and there really is no 'one way' to do this. Writing still makes me happy and is what, I believe, I am supposed to do. I hope that I am able to write amazing stories for a long time, that would be my happily ever after.
Until next time... Just wanted to write a little bit about some of my favorite reads. I guess what brought this up is my inability to find anything to read lately. I don't know if it's me or the books, but anyway here are two of my absolute favorite reads. The first legal thriller that really grabbed me and made me a fan of the genre, is "The King of Torts" by John Grisham. I remember reading this book in one sitting and just on the edge of every page. When I finished it, I remember feeling so satisfied and I wanted to write a book like that. Something that would make people just keep reading until they got to the last page. The other book is "Weep No More, My Lady" by Mary Higgins Clark. This book really got me emotionally involved in the story and I remember reading it on my bed, just completely absorbed in the story. When I finally reached the last page, I actually cried because the ending was just wonderful. To me, this is what books are supposed to do: keep you involved until the very last page and make you emotionally involved so that the character's ups and downs are yours as well. I have always felt a wonderful connection to books, and I hope that everyone has that one book that really stays with them. I know my books have always stayed with me and I know that I am better for it.
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AuthorA North Carolina author who published her first novel, Killer Deception, in 2020. She doesn't profess to be a professional blogger, just a writer with many thoughts. Archives
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