As promised, here is another ghost story I have encountered. This one appeared just as I began writing The Cavanaugh House. Rich and I went to a wine tasting at Belhurst Castle on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. Rich told the woman serving us that I had just started writing a mystery novel. She replied, “Set it here. Belhurst Castle is haunted.” “Haunted?” I leaned toward her. “Tell me more.” She showed me the book the winery carried called The Belhurst Story, written by David Sakmyster. I left the wine tasting with a new Read More
Category: Paranormal Mystery
How a Ghostly Tale Breathed Life into My Writing
Ghostly tales I heard growing up and experienced during my travels have influenced the Finger Lakes Mysteries. I will share a couple over the next two weeks in October because, after all, Halloween. Every hometown seems to have its favorite ghostly myth. In my hometown, it was the legend of The White Lady. The Legend In the 1800s, Eelissa and her daughter lived in a castle near the shore of Lake Ontario in Rochester, NY. One evening, her daughter walked down to the lake and never came home. Eelissa went out searching for her. Some say the daughter ran away with Read More
Write the Book You Love
Today I welcome my friend, author Lucy Naylor Kubash, to my blog. Lucy is the author of novels, short stories, and a pet column. (If you love pictures of cute cats and dogs, check out her Amazon Author Page.) Her latest book, The Haunting of Laurel Cove, released yesterday, and I been waiting a long time to read it!! Welcome, Lucy. Tell us about The Haunting of Laurel Cove. Blurb: Shattered dreams, family secrets, rekindled love. Which is the biggest threat to life and sanity to a broken woman trying to heal? When Jane Stuart returns to the Smoky Mountains Read More
The Finger Lakes Mysteries Series Available on Audiobook
When I decided to narrate my audiobook edition of The Last Crossing, I didn’t know how important the following would be: Don’t narrate right after brushing my teeth and gargling. My mouth is dry and makes clicking sounds when I speak. Turn off my phone or leave it upstairs on the kitchen table. Increase the size of the document so I can see the text above the microphone. Don’t eat foods that make me burp (I know. TMI) Practice, practice, practice before I record. It’s been a fun journey for Rich and me. The training we took helped, but some Read More
Which Title Would You Pick?
Sometimes it’s easier to write an entire book than it is to give the book a title. Or write a synopsis of the book. Why is that? Because in my novel I can tell my story from many angles and points of view, but a title needs to encapsulate it all in a word or a few words. Cover for the Prequel. Photo by Ylanite Koppens. Cover design by Meyette Photography. So I’m asking for your help, please. I’ve narrowed my brainstorming down to the titles below, and now it’s time to decide on one of them. So how can Read More