Who doesn’t love a romantic Christmas story? Today my friend, author Patricia Kiyono shares her writing process and how The Partridge Christmas Collection came to be. Welcome, Patricia! Talk about the book(s) you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? The Partridge Christmas Collection is a five-book series (with a sixth non-holiday story thrown in for good measure) that came about quite by accident. After I wrote The Partridge and the Peartree in response to a multi-author regency romance series called “The Twelve Dukes of Christmas” I was astonished Read More
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Patricia Kiyono Offers an Inside Look at How Authors Collaborate to Write a Series
Today I welcome a guest post by Patricia Kiyono. The Road to Escape by Patricia Kiyono Book One in The Escape Reunion Series, a multi-author project A Group Effort When my publisher put out a call for authors willing to work on a multi-author project, I immediately jumped on board. And since I was the first to join in, I somehow got the job of coordinating the project. I set up a secret Facebook page for the project and held brainstorming sessions to hammer out the details that we would all need. I started out with this basic idea: an Read More
A Partridge, A Pear Tree and Three French…Inns? A Sweet Regency
Patricia Kiyono is dedicated to her craft. I know this because I’ve had the opportunity to work with her in brainstorming sessions and writing sprints. Her pursuit of excellence is evident in her books. I am so pleased to welcome Patricia to my blog today. Patricia, talk about the books you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? The first idea for Three French Inns came about because of the popularity of The Partridge and the Peartree, followed by Two Tutor Doves. I decided to continue the series, and Read More
A Dash of Romance Spices Up the Mystery of The Cavanaugh House
In honor of The Cavanaugh House $.99 Kindle Countdown Deal, I thought I would post one of my favorite excerpts from the book. Though I’ve marketed this novel as a Cozy Mystery, it could also be considered Romantic Suspense. I set the story in 1968 at a time when telephones were landlines, usually one-to-a-house. That way, my protagonist Jesse Graham would not have instant access to 911 or help of any kind when she got into dangerous situations. This era also meant that the Woman’s Liberation Movement shaped Jesse, so she is ultra-sensitive to comments and attitudes that do not Read More