Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella was the first book I ever reviewed on my blog. I was so excited about this book that I had to let people know about it! Laura’s weaving together of a mystery, a romance and the supernatural into a compelling story is what I am attempting with my current WIP. Laura, I am so pleased to welcome you to my blog today! Please talk about Ghost Gifts. What was the first seed of an idea for this book? How did it develop? Ghost Gifts is my fourth published novel, and the one that’s Read More
Tag: muse
My Sprint to “The End”
I am consumed by a compelling energy when I near “The End” of my manuscript. It is an urgency, almost an addiction to writing. I suspect runners feel it when they see the finish line—that rush of adrenaline spurring you on. I get all jumpy like my A.D.D. students. Who am I kidding? I am A.D.D. The energy starts like a rumble in the belly and seeps out through my body to my toes and fingertips. I can’t sit still. I can’t concentrate. It’s almost like being in love. (Apologies to Lerner and Loewe). And I sing that song. Read More
Back in the Saddle Again: Time for Revision
Boris is starting to whisper to me again. That’s right, my Muse is back, and, boy, have I missed him. I have not written since February. This year we’ve wrangled a major decluttering project that led to a huge garage sale. We sanded, painted, (well, Rich did) cleaned and staged our house in preparation for listing it, lived with the nightmare of keeping our house spotless for showings, sold it, house-hunted in another city, moved, unpacked and settled in. I was in the process of reading my manuscript and marking up revisions during this craziness, but eventually I Read More
NaNoWriMo Update: Day 12
Little did I know what I was getting into when I jumped into the NaNoWriMo pool. On the plus side, I’m still showering and we have clean underwear. On the down side, I’ve gone through more than one “dark night of the soul.” I pondered whether or not I wanted to share this with you, but we’ve been through a lot together, so here goes. Progress I’m very proud of my commitment to this challenge having logged over 21,000 words so far. I have written every day but one, and that was due to meetings and a stomach flu. Most Read More
Acknowledging Boris, My Muse
My sister-in-law Karen bought my book The Cavanaugh House today, and about 20 minutes after she left she called to tell me how much she liked my acknowledgement of my muse, Boris. I have a small section called “About Muses” at the end of the book after the Acknowledgements page. Karen had turned to that first thing and was very moved by it. I wanted to share it here to increase the chance that people read it. I admit that I sometimes don’t read the Acknowledgements page or anything included at the end of a book. I usually close the Read More